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Category: Advocacy

Protesters on the steps of BC Supreme Court during National Day of Action on the Overdose Crisis 2018

Decriminalization Done Right: A Rights-Based Path for Drug Policy

December 8, 2021 (January 14, 2022)
By Canadian Drug Policy Coalition

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.

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Parliament Hill building in Ottawa

Prioritizing Drug Policy for Incoming Cabinet Members

October 20, 2021 (November 2, 2021)
By Canadian Drug Policy Coalition

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.

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Vancouver police truck parked on side of the road while officer is arresting someone

Decriminalization Done Right: A Human Rights and Public Health Vision for Drug Policy Reform

May 11, 2021 (November 28, 2021)
By Canadian Drug Policy Coalition

The current “Vancouver Model” sets a dangerous precedent—a system ‘by’ police is ‘for’ police, not the people it was intended to help. We need #DecrimDoneRight where policies are co-developed by people who use drugs. 

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Members of the Downtown Eastside community marching up Hastings Street in Vancouver with banners

Develop a model for decriminalization that responds to needs of people who use drugs

March 25, 2021 (July 12, 2021)
By Canadian Drug Policy Coalition

An exemption must apply to all substances, quantities (for personal use) instances of transferring below specified thresholds, and must not include unnecessary restrictions or conditions.

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Vancouver police department vehicle | decriminalizing drugs in vancouver

Decriminalizing drugs in Vancouver

February 11, 2021 (August 23, 2021)
By Canadian Drug Policy Coalition

This is a critical moment in Canadian drug policy. We must ensure that decriminalization centres the needs of people who use drugs

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Stalls used for supervised consumption at ARCHES SCS

OPEN LETTER: Alberta Government must reinstate funding to ARCHES and harm reduction services in Lethbridge

August 28, 2020 (August 9, 2021)
By Canadian Drug Policy Coalition

The closure of Lethbridge’s supervised consumption site on International Overdose Awareness Day will undoubtedly lead to more overdose deaths

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Sign reading "drug laws kill" over the neck of a protester

OPEN LETTER: Civil society organizations renew call for drug decriminalization

July 10, 2020 (August 23, 2021)
By Canadian Drug Policy Coalition

Criminalization is rooted in, and also drives, stigma and racism. This is wrong and must end.

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Quilted banner reading "no more lives lost"

Bill 22 directly undermines the public health, safety, and rights of youth who use drugs

July 3, 2020 (December 6, 2021)
By Canadian Drug Policy Coalition

Research shows that compulsory detention and treatment for substance use gives rise to a range of potential drug- related harms and human rights abuses.

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Two men holding signs

Drug decriminalization as a necessary response to COVID-19

May 13, 2020 (April 1, 2021)
By Canadian Drug Policy Coalition

The COVID-19 pandemic has further exposed stark health inequities and the many structural factors that increase people’s vulnerability to the virus.

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