Jake Pesaruk 
Appeal Dismissal Means New Alberta SCS Barriers Now Take Effect
Alberta harm reductionists are reeling as their appeal over an injunction against a new ...
Alberta Legal Battle Against New SCS Barriers Is Going to the Wire
Alberta, Canada, remains a battleground for harm reduction rights. This past August, a coalition ...
Toronto Will Make Drug Decriminalization Request, But Fears Remain
In a publicly broadcast meeting on December 6, Toronto’s Board of Health voted unanimously ...
Global Drug Policy Index Shines Light on Harm Reduction, Human Rights
Following the bouncing ball of international drug policies is an almost impossible task, as ...
Ottawa Decriminalization Moves Accelerate Amid Shift to Meth
Ottawa may not have advanced as far as some neighboring municipalities—like Toronto or Montreal—when ...
Toronto’s Bid to Decriminalize Drugs Hangs in the Balance
Toronto is the latest Canadian municipality seeking to end the criminalization of drug use. ...
Alberta’s Battle Over Harm Reduction Is Heating Up
The consistent hostility of Alberta’s government toward the province’s regulated supervised consumption sites (SCS) ...
FDA’s Suspected Push for Global Kratom Ban Rattles Advocates
Despite Thailand’s recent legalization of kratom—swiftly following the country’s decriminalization earlier this year—international kratom ...
“An Unprecedented Achievement Anywhere”—Thailand’s Decriminalization of Kratom
Native to Southeast Asia, kratom is a plant and herbal medicine with mild opioid ...
Alberta’s Discredited Anti-SCS Report Still Raised Across North America
Governments wield power over the implementation of harm reduction services, but their impacts aren’t ...
