safe supply

Justin Trudeau’s “Mixed Bag” Legacy on Drug Policy

As Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s nine years in power come to an end, many are reflecting on his legacy.…

January 17, 2025

Safer Drug Supply on the Dark Web? It’s Complicated, Researchers Find

Buying drugs on the dark web is often seen as a safer alternative to navigating an unpredictable, adulterated local supply.…

October 25, 2024

DULF Unveils Defense Strategy for Compassion-Club Criminal Charges

The Drug User Liberation Front (DULF) in Vancouver has outlined its intended defense to criminal charges against two of its…

October 17, 2024

Harm Reduction Community’s Diverse Efforts to Raise DULF Defense Funds

Since Drug User Liberation Front (DULF) cofounders Eris Nyx and Jeremy Kalicum were charged with criminal possession in May—having created…

August 19, 2024

“Let’s Go After This Whole Thing”—DULF Challenges Criminal Charges

Vancouver’s drug-user rights movement is bracing for what could be yet another long legal battle ahead, as the Drug User…

June 20, 2024

Our Research Shows We Need Compassion Clubs to Stop OD Deaths

On March 7, a judicial review began of Health Canada’s 2022 decision to deny the Drug User Liberation Front an…

March 11, 2024

Can Court Cases Turn the Tide for Canadian Harm Reduction?

Amid a wave of hostile public and political discourse, several cases before the courts in British Columbia and Canada could…

March 6, 2024

Future of DULF Compassion Club Will Hinge on Judicial Review

A judicial review of Canada’s decision to deny a peer-led safe supply group an exemption to operate legally will begin…

March 5, 2024

Outpouring of Solidarity as BC Prosecutors Push Back DULF Case

Two co-founders of a Vancouver compassion club have yet to face formal charges as the date of what was supposed…

January 17, 2024

Vancouver Activists Rally for DULF Compassion Club After Police Raids

The chants rang out at a November 3 rally in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, British Columbia: “Safe supply—or we…

November 6, 2023