World Aids Day 2013: If our goal is zero, drug policy reform is crucial
Zero New HIV Infections. Zero Discrimination and Zero AIDS-related deaths. That is the goal set by UNAIDS over the next two years. But when it comes to stopping…
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Illegal Drugs Get Cheaper, More Potent
Sometimes my work as a drug policy analyst is really hard to explain to my non-drug policy friends. Most of the research findings about drug policy that…
Why Decriminalize Drugs?
On Thursday, May 24th the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition released a report on Canadian drug policy. The report calls for the replacement of Canada’s National Anti-Drug Strategy…
CDPC Report on Drug Policy Highlights the Failures of Criminalization
On Thursday, May 23, CDPC released the first- ever comprehensive report by a civil society organization on the failures of Canada’s approach to drug policy. The report…
Cheap, Easy, and Lifesaving—Naloxone Treatment for Overdose
How much does it cost to save a life? That question got a clear and striking answer this week in the case of overdose from heroin in the…
Attorney Generals Speak Out On Pot Prohibition
Last Friday, in a commentary piece for the Globe and Mail, four former B.C. Attorney Generals came out in very clear terms and said what needs to…
Book Review-The Political Economy of Narcotics: Production, Consumption and Global Markets
by Craig Jones Former Executive Director, The John Howard Society of Canada. The Political Economy of Narcotics: Production, Consumption and Global Markets By Julia Buxton, PhD Zed…
B.C. physicians issue report on drug policy and law reform
Tuesday, November 29, 2011 by David Eby (Reposted with permission) It’s hard to imagine an area more difficult for politicians talk about than drug policy reform. Maybe…
