Vancouver model for decriminalization Vancouver model for decriminalization
We write now to urge you to develop a “Vancouver Model” for decriminalization that is appropriately broad and responds to the aspirations and needs of people who use drugs: principally, an exemption must apply to all substances scheduled under the CDSA, to all quantities of substances where possession is for personal use (regardless of the amount possessed), to all instances of transferring drugs (e.g,. splitting, sharing, selling) of quantities below specified thresholds, and must not include other unnecessary restrictions or conditions (administrative or otherwise) that would undermine the benefits of decriminalization.
