Credit to Author: Rachel Browne| Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2020 17:58:09 GMT
VICE World News surveyed 30 Canadian mayors to ask them if they would follow Vancouver’s lead and pursue local drug decriminalization.
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Credit to Author: Rachel Browne| Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2020 11:00:00 GMT
A new study shows how drug dealers can play a crucial role in harm reduction during the overdose crisis.
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Credit to Author: Rachel Browne| Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2020 03:59:51 GMT
Vancouver is the first Canadian city to vote to decriminalize drugs, but still needs federal approval. Here’s what happens next.
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Credit to Author: John Semley| Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2020 11:00:00 GMT
A B.C. woman is believed to be the first non-palliative patient to be allowed to do shrooms legally.
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Credit to Author: Jake Kivanc| Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2020 17:00:39 GMT
Hundreds of bodies—mainly the homeless—are labelled “unclaimed” every year in Ontario, with Seth Maclean being just one of 2020’s many victims.
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Credit to Author: Rachel Browne| Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2020 16:59:11 GMT
The report on Ontario overdose deaths also suggests a disproportionate number of racialized drug users are dying during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Credit to Author: Manisha Krishnan| Date: Mon, 09 Nov 2020 19:44:30 GMT
U.S. voters overwhelmingly voted for progressive drug laws. President-elect Joe Biden wants to decriminalize cannabis use federally. So what’s going to happen next?
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Credit to Author: Manisha Krishnan| Date: Wed, 04 Nov 2020 15:17:37 GMT
Arizona, Montana, New Jersey, Mississippi, and South Dakota all voted for legal weed, while Oregon voted to decriminalize drugs like cocaine and meth. It’s a big blow to the War on Drugs, which has disproportionately harmed people of color.
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Credit to Author: Rachel Browne| Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2020 13:02:23 GMT
Two years after recreational cannabis became legal in Canada, little progress has been made.
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Credit to Author: Rachel Browne| Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2020 17:10:24 GMT
New numbers suggest 2020 will be one of the worst years on record for drug users. In British Columbia, far more people are dying from overdoes than Covid-19.
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