On Thursday, May 23, CDPC released the first- ever comprehensive report by a civil society organization on the failures of Canada’s approach to drug policy. The report…
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 Act that creates 20 additional conditions required for applications for supervised consumption…
Will Hemispheric Leaders Change Course on Drug Policy?
This winter the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition was invited to participate alongside 45 other representatives of government, business and civil society organizations in a process to create…
Safer Consumption Services – Plans are Underway for More Than Two
Several cities in Canada are planning for the implementation of safer consumption services in their communities. That was the conclusion of the speakers at a lively event…
Aboriginal people in Canada will bear the brunt of Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Drug Crimes
In early April, the BC Provincial Health Officer released a report that warns that recent changes to sentencing and other justice practices brought about by the enactment…
Cannabis Prohibition is Falling Apart
During the March meetings of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs, discussion of drug policy reform occurred mainly in side events organized by NGO’s. The International Drug…
Reading between the lines at the 56th Commission on Narcotic Drugs
I fully expected the 51st Commission on Narcotic Drugs to be as depressing as others that I have attended in recent years. With so many organizations in…
Civil Society is Key to Global Drug Policy Reform
The CDPC is continuing its coverage of the week-long meetings of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs in Vienna this week. The current UN drug control system is…
Bolivia and Coca Chewing: Speaking Truth to Power
As I mentioned in my previous blog, representatives of the CDPC are here in Vienna at the annual week-long meetings of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs….