60,000 killed, 10,000 disappeared and 160,000 displaced. This is the ongoing tragedy that has been wrought upon the Mexican people in the few short years since Felipe…
Drug policy off-limits at AIDS 2012 Opening
The opening session of AIDS 2012 is the anchor event for many attendees. This is the place where world leaders in the AIDS movement say their piece…
Twin Epidemics AIDS 2012 Pre-Conference
The CDPC is in Washington D.C., for AIDS 2012 – a sprawling conference and gathering that attracts some 25,000 people from across the world. Yesterday we attended…
Drug Courts in Canada: the Good, the Bad and the Badly Researched
Drug treatment courts (DTC’s) are often touted as the solution to a cycle of drug addiction and crime. But are they? That’s the question the Canadian HIV/AIDS…
The Global Commission on the war on drugs and HIV/AIDS
On June 26th, the Global Commission on Drug Policy released a groundbreaking report on the war on drugs and its failures. Titled “The war on drugs and…
Director’s Report
The past three months have been a blur of activity as we further establish our presence and connect with organizations and individuals across the country and around…
Insite withstands test of international drug control conventions
At the 55th meeting of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs held in Vienna March 12 – 16th Damon Barrett, Human Rights expert at Harm Reduction International spoke…
Thinking outside the box in Mexico City
“There’s a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in” Leonard Cohen That is how I started my presentation at the most amazing drug policy reform…
Challenging prohibition: a missing perspective
Tonight the Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional affairs heard from a huge variety of witnesses, from researchers at the Canadian Center on Substance Abuse to Chief…
