A misinformation campaign around public use legislation distracts from real solutions January 31, 2024 | One year ago today, British Columbia decriminalized personal possession of small amounts of some drugs in limited locations in…
Open Letter to Saskatchewan government Re: Health Policy Changes
January 25, 2024 To: Hon. Scott Moe Premier of Saskatchewan [email protected] Hon. Everett Hindley Minister of Health [email protected] Hon. Tim McLeod Minister of Mental Health and Addictions…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: BC Supreme Court rules in favour of Harm Reduction Nurses Association, pauses coming into force of BC’s public drug consumption law
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: BC Supreme Court rules in favour of Harm Reduction Nurses Association, pauses coming into force of BC’s public drug consumption law xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, sḵwx̱wú7mesh & səlilwətaɬ…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: National and International Support Grows for Safe Supply Advocates Arrested in Vancouver
xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, sḵwx̱wú7mesh & səlilwətaɬ lands Vancouver, BC | November 3, 2023 Last week’s police raid and arrests of Drug User Liberation Front (DULF) members in Vancouver have triggered an…
For Immediate Release: Nationwide Support Rallies as Vancouver Police Target Safe Drug Supply Program
Vancouver, BC | October 27, 2023 — Advocates, community organizations and concerned members of the public across the country are adding their names to an open letter condemning the…
When law and policy is unjust, communities have no choice but to act.
The Vancouver Police Department (VPD) arrest of Drug User Liberation Front (DULF) founders on October 25th, 2023 is an act of political and moral cowardice. In the…
Unions Can Take a Stand on Drug Policy
Bad drug policy hurts workers. You’d be hard-pressed to find somebody in this country whose community hasn’t been affected by the drug poisoning crisis. That’s why it’s…
Decriminalization Done Right: A Rights-Based Path for Drug Policy
Canada’s first civil society platform for the decriminalization of drugs developed by 20 national organizations and people at the centre of the drug poisoning/overdose crisis.
Prioritizing Drug Policy for Incoming Cabinet Members
There is no time to waste, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to exacerbate the ongoing public health crises of drug toxicity injuries and deaths, on top of the still unresolved HIV and HCV pandemics, among other harms.
