Drug Policy
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No magic at city council for Vancouver mushroom dispensaries as retail framework rejectedVancouver city council has rejected an attempt to create a licensing framework for retail stores selling magic mushrooms and other psychoactive ethnogens.PoliticsApr 10
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B.C. Supreme Court blocks public drug use banThe British Columbia Supreme Court has blocked new provincial laws against public consumption of illegal substances.HealthDec 29, 2023
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Safe supply: Are prescribed opioids being sold on B.C.’s streets, and if so, is it a problem?Allegations that opioids from B.C.'s prescribed safer supply initiative are being diverted to the street became a hot political issue in the B.C. legislature this week.HealthMay 11, 2023
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U.S. eats into Canada’s Ozempic dose supply. Here why it’s an issueU.S. demand for the diabetes and weight loss drug highlights the need for a "national conversation'' on how Canada can protect its prescription drug supply, pharmacy groups say.HealthApr 12, 2023
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Poilievre vows to sue drug makers over opioid crisis to fund addiction treatmentPoilievre made the pledge during a stop in Metro Vancouver, a region of the country he has routinely criticized for its embrace of safe supply sites and decriminalization.PoliticsMar 14, 2023
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Okanagan reaction to B.C. drug decriminalization mixedThe federal government formally handed B.C. an exemption under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act on Tuesday.CanadaMay 31, 2022
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6th anniversary of B.C. drug crisis met with calls for rapid access to safer supplySince B.C. declared a public health emergency over the deadly tainted drug supply, more than 9,400 people have lost their lives, more than one in five of them last year alone.HealthApr 14, 2022
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Drug possession and opioid crisis: Find out where each federal party standsNo party has made addiction a focus, but the NDP and Greens have included decriminalization and safe supply in their platforms.PoliticsSep 10, 2021
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Advocates say safe drug supply needed to combat spike in opioid overdose deaths in CanadaHarm reduction advocates say Canada needs to adopt drug policies that focus on making a safe drug supply more accessible as the pandemic makes the opioid crisis worse than ever.HealthJul 28, 2021
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Patients, health organizations band together to bring breakthrough treatments to Canada soonerMore than a dozen health organizations and patient groups across Canada have united to call on governments to increase access to life-changing drugs.HealthOct 21, 2020
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