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Canada’s New Marijuana Medical Access Program
Read more: Canada’s New Marijuana Medical Access ProgramOn June 10, 2013 the Minister of Health released the new regulations that will govern…
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CDPC Report on Drug Policy Highlights the Failures of Criminalization
Read more: CDPC Report on Drug Policy Highlights the Failures of CriminalizationOn Thursday, May 23, CDPC released the first- ever comprehensive report by a civil society…
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New Supervised Injection Rules: Does the Government Really Care about Communities?
Read more: New Supervised Injection Rules: Does the Government Really Care about Communities?On June 6, 2013, the Conservative government tabled amendments to the Controlled Drugs and Substances…
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Will Hemispheric Leaders Change Course on Drug Policy?
Read more: Will Hemispheric Leaders Change Course on Drug Policy?This winter the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition was invited to participate alongside 45 other representatives…
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Safer Consumption Services – Plans are Underway for More Than Two
Read more: Safer Consumption Services – Plans are Underway for More Than TwoSeveral cities in Canada are planning for the implementation of safer consumption services in their…
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Aboriginal people in Canada will bear the brunt of Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Drug Crimes
Read more: Aboriginal people in Canada will bear the brunt of Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Drug CrimesIn early April, the BC Provincial Health Officer released a report that warns that recent…
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Cannabis Prohibition is Falling Apart
Read more: Cannabis Prohibition is Falling ApartDuring the March meetings of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs, discussion of drug policy…
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Reading between the lines at the 56th Commission on Narcotic Drugs
Read more: Reading between the lines at the 56th Commission on Narcotic DrugsI fully expected the 51st Commission on Narcotic Drugs to be as depressing as others…
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Civil Society is Key to Global Drug Policy Reform
Read more: Civil Society is Key to Global Drug Policy ReformThe CDPC is continuing its coverage of the week-long meetings of the Commission on Narcotic…
