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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
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
Evidence Scan and Jurisdictional Approaches to the Decriminalization of Drugs
Report
The objective of this environmental scan is to summarize evidence on the health and social impacts of decriminalization policies. This document will …
Source : Public Health Ontario (PHO)Format: PDF
Published: 2022
Topics: Decriminalization, Legalization and policy approaches
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
Urgent and Long Overdue: Legal Reform and Drug Decriminalization in Canada
Academic article
The International Guidelines on Human Rights and Drug Policy recommend that States commit to adopting a balanced, integrated, and human rights-based …
Source : Royal Society of Canada, FACETSFormat: Link
Published: 2024
Topics: 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
Human rights challenges in addressing and countering all aspects of the world drug problem - Report of the OHCHR
Report
The present report outlines human rights challenges in addressing and countering key aspects of the world drug problem. It also offers an overview of…
Source : Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC)Format: PDF
Published: 2023
Topics: Harm reduction, Implementing a public health approach to substance use, Decriminalization