Addressing the Human Rights Impact of Synthetic Drugs: Challenges for Vulnerable Groups in the Americas The Cross-Border Working Group on Synthetic Drugs is a civil society initiative…
A Roadmap for Canada’s Drug Policy Future: The Peter Wall International Research Roundtable
The first steps for systemic change are usually the hardest. But thanks to an international community of experts, including and especially those with lived expertise on the…
In The Lead Up to UNGASS, Canada is Charting a New Path
It feels like we can breathe again. In mid-March, I attended the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) in Vienna, the annual drug policy meeting where delegations from…
The Political Parties Response to our Drug Policy Questionnaire
Last month, we worked with the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, and “moms united and mandated to saving the lives of Drug Users” (mumsDU) to send out a…
Why Canada is no longer a leader in global drug policy
Co-authored with Jenna Valleriani, director of Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy. This op-ed first appeared in the Globe and Mail, Feb. 27, 2015 Prime Minister Stephen…
A gift to the drug kingpins: and the need for a North American Drug Policy Agreement
This article first appeared as an op-ed in the National Post, April 21, 2014 We know the stories. Hockey bags that go south full of B.C. bud…
The Road to 2016 – Drug Policy Consensus Shattered
There’s a Crack in Everything – That’s How the Light Gets In (with thanks to Leonard Cohen) I couldn’t help it. Sometimes my mind would wander while…
What will Canada contribute to a new global drug policy?
Canadians take pride in being viewed favourably on the global stage. And not just for of our scenic landscapes or plucky Olympians, but also because our contributions…
Measuring lives saved: the facts about safer consumption services
This post first appeared in the Centre for Addictions Research of BC’s blog Matters of Substance. Despite the pragmatic nature of harm reduction programs, and their demonstrated…
