Drug Policy

• No magic at city council for Vancouver mushroom dispensaries as retail framework rejected

  Vancouver city council has rejected an attempt to create a licensing framework for retail stores selling magic mushrooms and other psychoactive ethnogens.

  Politics

  Apr 10
  
• B.C. Supreme Court blocks public drug use ban

  The British Columbia Supreme Court has blocked new provincial laws against public consumption of illegal substances.

  Health

  Dec 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.

  Health

  May 11, 2023
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• U.S. eats into Canada’s Ozempic dose supply. Here why it’s an issue

  U.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.

  Health

  Apr 12, 2023
• Poilievre vows to sue drug makers over opioid crisis to fund addiction treatment

  Poilievre 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.

  Politics

  Mar 14, 2023
• Okanagan reaction to B.C. drug decriminalization mixed

  The federal government formally handed B.C. an exemption under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act on Tuesday.

  Canada

  May 31, 2022
• 6th anniversary of B.C. drug crisis met with calls for rapid access to safer supply

  Since 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.

  Health

  Apr 14, 2022
• Drug possession and opioid crisis: Find out where each federal party stands

  No party has made addiction a focus, but the NDP and Greens have included decriminalization and safe supply in their platforms.

  Politics

  Sep 10, 2021
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• Advocates say safe drug supply needed to combat spike in opioid overdose deaths in Canada

  Harm 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.

  Health

  Jul 28, 2021
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• Patients, health organizations band together to bring breakthrough treatments to Canada sooner

  More than a dozen health organizations and patient groups across Canada have united to call on governments to increase access to life-changing drugs.

  Health

  Oct 21, 2020