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International treaties and conventions are not barriers to decriminalization in Canada
Fact sheet/infographic
Canada has total liberty under UN drug control conventions to fully decriminalize possession, purchase, & cultivation of drugs for personal consu…
Source : Pivot Legal Society, Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users (VANDU)Format: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Health promotion, Decriminalization
Decriminalisation: Building a future without punishment for people who use drugs
Background document
Over the past 60 years, governments have embarked on a global ‘war on drugs’ which has entirely failed to achieve its stated goal of a ‘drug-free wor…
Source : International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC), AIDS and Rights Alliance for Southern Africa (ARASA)Format: Link
Published: 2022
Topics: Health promotion, Decriminalization
Act Now! Decriminalizing Drugs in Vancouver
Report
This report recommends that non-federal orders of government implement decriminalization locally, by applying to the federal government for an exempt…
Source : Pivot Legal SocietyFormat: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Health promotion, Decriminalization
Considering Alternative Drug Policies: Decriminalization and Legal Regulation
Background document
There is a wide range of policy options for controlling the supply and distribution of drugs, from prohibition to free-market legalization. Each invo…
Source : Canadian Drug Policy Coalition (CDPC)Format: Link
Published: 2020
Topics: Health promotion, Decriminalization, Legalization and regulation
Decriminalization Done Right: A Rights-Based Path for Drug Policy
Report
Punitive drug laws and policies purported to deter drug use have failed — and worse, they have done catastrophic harm. They have fueled deadly stigma…
Source : HIV Legal NetworkFormat: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Health promotion, Decriminalization
Q and A: Possession of small amounts of drugs to be decriminalized but not legalized in BC
Fact sheet/infographic
Beginning on Jan. 31, 2023, and lasting for a three year period of time, possession of small amounts of certain illegal drugs, such as opioids and …
Source : First Nations Health Authority (FNHA)Format: PDF
Published: 2022
Topics: Indigenous cultural safety, Legalization and policy approaches, Decriminalization, Population-specific resources
Stopping the Harm: Decriminalization of People who use Drugs in BC
Report
This Public Health Officer Special Report, written under the authority of the Public Health Act, provides an urgent recommendation to reduce the harm…
Source : Province of British Columbia - Office of the Provincial Health OfficerFormat: PDF
Published: 2019
Topics: Health promotion, Decriminalization
Drug Decriminalisation: Progress or Political Red Herring?
Report
INPUD is excited to present Drug Decriminalisation: Progress or Political Red Herring? This report, like their previous report on Portugal, is intend…
Source : International Network of People who Use Drugs (INPUD)Format: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Health promotion, Decriminalization
Bridging the Gap: A Practitioners Guide to Harm Reduction in Drug Courts
Guide
Innovative at their inception three decades ago, drug courts confront a practical and ethical obligation to reimagine some core practices and assumpt…
Source : Centre for Court InnovationFormat: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Harm reduction, Health promotion, Decriminalization
Decriminalization of Personal Use of Psychoactive Substances
Background document
CPHA recognizes that criminalization of those who use illegal psychoactive substances remains the principal tool to control their use and is unsucces…
Source : Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA)Format: PDF
Published: 2017
Topics: Health promotion, Decriminalization