Is it possible for a Canadian interested in issues like scaling-up harm reduction and drug law reform to envy the U.S.? That’s the worrisome question that crossed…
The Drug War in Your Passport
On October 18th, 1929, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in England, the highest court in Canada at the time, made a landmark decision that would…
Reporting on Canadian Drug Policy
The CDPC is in the process of preparing a report on Canadian drug policy. Due out this winter in advance of the next meeting of the International…
Meeting up with the Caravan for Peace, Justice and Dignity
Gillian Maxwell and CDPC Executive Director Donald MacPherson travelled with the Caravan for Peace from Baltimore to DC where their campaign to bring the realities of the…
The House We All Live In
Winner of the Grand Jury prize for documentary at Sundance, Eugene Jarecki’s “The House I Live In” is a much needed and in-depth analysis of America’s longest…
New Directions for Drug Policy in Bogota, Colombia
On September 5th and 6th I had the opportunity to participate in a public dialogue on drug policy in Bogota, Colombia initiated by Mayor Gustavo Petro Urrego:…
How Does NAFTA Impact Drug Policy?
What does the North American Free Trade Agreement have to do with drug policy? At first glance they might seem like unrelated topics. But as the Caravan4Peace…
Towards a North American Strategy to End the War on Drugs
I met Javier Sicilia at the Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City last February while at a conference on drug policy organized by Mexico Unido Contra la…
International Overdose Awareness Day: People’s Lives Matter
“We also hear from many parents of drug users who have saved their own sons and daughters. Often when people shoot drugs, it happens near relatives rather…
