Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is looking at the issue of decriminalizing hard drugs with the provinces and is open to further action, a departure from his previous resistance to the idea.
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Is the ‘War on Drugs’ over? Canada is seeing a ‘shift’ in its approach to drugs, experts say
The federal government introduced legislation Tuesday to repeal mandatory minimum penalties for drug offences, and Health Canada decided last year to allow some palliative patients to use psilocybin — the chemical compound in magic mushrooms — to relieve end-of-life suffering. Toronto and Vancouver have also called for the decriminalization of the possession of small amounts of drugs.
Rhode Island legalizes heroin injection sites based on failed Canadian models
As cities across the US reject legalized heroin injection sites and needle exchanges, the Rhode Island General Assembly has passed legislation to open the first injection sites in the US. The bill would authorize a two-year pilot program to create harm reduction centers, which is another term for heroin injection sites.
Drug-impaired driving jumped 43% in first full year after Canada legalized cannabis
“Drug-impaired driving is significantly under detected,” Statistics Canada wrote in a report called Impaired Driving in Canada, according to Blacklock’s Reporter. “Drugs may be involved as often, or maybe more often, than alcohol in impaired driving incidents.”
Ontario mayors calls for decriminalization of drugs
According to the Gilbert Centre and other outreach groups, the local overdose rates skyrocketing during the pandemic. They say for people unable or unwilling to access mental health services and support; punishment only sends them spiralling further out of control.
Drug Legalization Is A Disaster, And Your Leaders Don’t Care About You
Normalizing drug use is no longer an idea, it’s a reality. And if you want to see what that reality looks like, take a walk through once-thriving downtown Denver.
h/t Marvin
Chicago Suburb Approves $10 Million Reparations Program Funded by Marijuana Tax Revenue
Officials in a Chicago suburb on Monday approved a first-of-its-kind reparations program that will provide housing grants to black residents as compensation for past municipal segregationist policies, with the money coming from donations and tax revenues from sales of recreational marijuana.
Pierre Trudeau thought about legalizing pot in 1981 but stopped over cabinet infighting, documents reveal
According to recently disclosed cabinet records, then-prime minister Pierre Trudeau had in 1981 prepared a bill, complete with a three-year publicity campaign, but it never materialized because of cabinet infighting. Trudeau Sr., according to Blacklock’s Reporter, also committed to purging criminal records of those who had been convicted for possessing cannabis.
Canadian government invests $3.5 million towards a safer supply of opioids
The Canadian government has announced $3.5 million in funding to expand an initiative that aims to offer a new way to provide people with a safer and regulated supply of opioids to prevent overdoses.
Doctors Call For Safer Cocaine Supply
As drug toxicity deaths and overdoses in Canada continue to soar to unprecedented levels due to the increasingly volatile illicit market, advocates and doctors are calling for more stimulants including cocaine to be part of safe supply efforts.
