My journey across three provinces to help end stigma around substance use
Looking ahead to 2021 and the fight for drug policy reform
In 2021, the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition will train its focus on decriminalization and the legal regulation of drugs to help end the harms of the toxic drug market.
Canada’s busiest supervised consumption site shuts its doors on International Overdose Awareness Day
People will likely die without the supervised consumption services ARCHES provides and the community of care built around it.
Decriminalizing drugs and the path towards defunding police
We must all help to ensure this pivotal moment in history led by the courage of the Black community bends towards justice.
URGENT APPEAL: Supporting people who use drugs and frontline workers during COVID-19
Caught in the crosshairs of this unprecedented disaster are people who use drugs and the frontline harm reduction and healthcare workers who support them
Pain relief that’s a pain in the neck: Issues accessing medicinal cannabis in Australia and Canada
If both countries don’t take greater steps to improving access, our claims of superiority will be little more than blowing smoke.
From Down Under to the Downtown Eastside: An Aussie’s experience at OPS and the community of care saving lives
This is what Australia is missing. Besides people being misinformed about safe injection sites, we lack a community-led approach to harm reduction
For drug policy, the university of life imparts the most important lessons of all
My education on drug policy issues came directly from the community here in Vancouver; namely, from working on the corner of Main and Hastings for ten years, talking to people who used drugs and community members about the absurdity of our approach to people who use criminalized substances
What a Liberal minority government means for drug policy in Canada
The Liberals have another chance to do what is right: embrace evidence-based policies that will help end the deaths and human suffering crippling communities across Canada.
