Jake is a freelance reporter of all trades, including health, politics and investigative features. He specializes in finding the human element that makes a story tick. He lives in Canada.
Alberta harm reductionists are reeling as their appeal over an injunction against a new provincial supervised consumption sites mandate was…
Alberta, Canada, remains a battleground for harm reduction rights. This past August, a coalition of local organizations launched a lawsuit…
In a publicly broadcast meeting on December 6, Toronto’s Board of Health voted unanimously to move forward with an exemption…
Following the bouncing ball of international drug policies is an almost impossible task, as every variable imaginable can impact the…
Ottawa may not have advanced as far as some neighboring municipalities—like Toronto or Montreal—when it comes to formal proposals for…
Toronto is the latest Canadian municipality seeking to end the criminalization of drug use. The city’s board of health voted…
The consistent hostility of Alberta’s government toward the province’s regulated supervised consumption sites (SCS) has become a fixture in the…
Despite Thailand’s recent legalization of kratom—swiftly following the country’s decriminalization earlier this year—international kratom advocacy’s momentum is facing stern resistance…
Native to Southeast Asia, kratom is a plant and herbal medicine with mild opioid and stimulant-like properties. It was held…
Governments wield power over the implementation of harm reduction services, but their impacts aren’t limited to their own jurisdictions. For…