It has been interesting to observe the fallout from the recent Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) decision which allows Insite, Vancouver’s largest supervised injection facility (SIF), to remain in operation. In essence, the SCC found that the rights of the clients and staff of Insite to Insite outweigh any salutory […]
Letter of the Week
Posted on:
A Misguided Sense of Justice
Re: Pot Growers Face More Jail Than Rapists, Sept. 23. I read with disbelief the proposed criminal code changes that appear to suggest that the Canadian government thinks growing marijuana is equal to pedophilia. I would rather have someone grow 1,000 pot plants than for them to harm a single […]
Hot Off The 'Net
Posted on:
Prohibition Episode I
PROHIBITION is a three-part, five-and-a-half-hour documentary film series directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick that tells the story of the rise, rule, and fall of the Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and the entire era it encompassed Watch the full episode. See more Ken Burns.
Drug Policy
Posted on:
Insite victory an embarrassment for Harper
Denial of health services and increased risk of death among drug users outweighs any benefit from absolute prohibition on drug possession By Peter McKnight, Vancouver Sun If nothing else, Friday’s unanimous Supreme Court of Canada decision on the future of Insite, Vancouver’s supervised injection site, reveals the federal government’s striking […]
Letter of the Week
Posted on:
Facts About Pain And Cannabis
‘Christine’ says arthritis is not an excuse to take illegal drugs, and ‘it’s a known fact that cannabis leads to paranoia’ ( LT, September 2 ). Firstly, it is not an ‘illegal drug’, it is the possession, cultivation and supply that is illegal. There is a big distinction there: the […]
Announcements , Hot Off The 'Net
Posted on:
Prohibition Documentary
Premieres October 2nd, 3rd & 4th, 2011 at 8 PM on PBS CHECK LOCAL LISTINGS PROHIBITION is a three-part, five-and-a-half-hour documentary film series directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick that tells the story of the rise, rule, and fall of the Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and the […]
Cannabis & Hemp , Hot Off The 'Net
Posted on:
marijuana-arrests.com
An Online Library About Marijuana Possession Arrests, Race And Police Policy In New York City And Beyond U.S. government studies consistently find that young whites use marijuana at higher rates than young blacks or Latinos. Yet, in large cities and counties throughout the United States, young blacks and Latinos are […]
Hot Off The 'Net
Posted on:
Court decision on Insite safe-injection project coming Friday
For Donovan Mahoney, the Insite facility in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside was more than just a safe place to turn to for drugs. Since 2004, he’s checked in at the clinic about 1,000 times for heroine, cocaine and morphine injections but he credits the controversial site for helping him get to […]
Hot Off The 'Net
Posted on:
Drugs, Risk and the Myth of the ‘Evil’ Addict
By MAIA SZALAVITZ My column on making Naloxone available over-the-counter to reverse overdoses drew many plaudits and two main strands of criticism. One group argued that addicts aren’t worth saving and we need to cut the drug supply; the other said that Naloxone, also known by its brand name, Narcan, […]