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Read the CSSDP team’s posts on the latest news surrounding drug use and harm reduction.
Psychedelic Psychotherapy: History, Theory, and Regulation in Canada
Author: Lucas Standing When I first began my university program at the University of British Columbia, I didn’t think I would be able to explore my interest in psychedelics through an academic lens. I was concerned that drug-related stigmas would prevent me from...
CSSDP X Support. Don’t Punish.
Blog by Kiah Ellis-Durity, Artwork by Emma Richard On June 24th 2021, CSSDP held a roundtable discussion in solidarity with Support. Don’t Punish. Global Day of Action. This roundtable, Centring Youth Voices: Another Drug World is Possible, was a conversation with 9...
Before CND: Coming of Age in International Drug Policy
“The reality is that censorship and access to information are heavily influenced by large corporations like Facebook, and that social media companies are preventing young people in Canada and around the world from sharing and accessing information they need to make informed choices about cannabis use.”
What’s happening in BC with drug policy reform and activism: A focus on youth
By Taylor Fleming, Michelle Olding, and Samara Mayer of CSSDP Vancouver April 14th 2021, marked five years since an overdose public health emergency was declared in British Columbia. During these five years, over 7000 people have died from toxic drug poisonings...
Cannabis Education Initiatives Silenced by Social Media Guidelines
“The reality is that censorship and access to information are heavily influenced by large corporations like Facebook, and that social media companies are preventing young people in Canada and around the world from sharing and accessing information they need to make informed choices about cannabis use.”
Statement on CAMH video appearance
To our CSSDP community, A representative of CSSDP’s National Board recently appeared in a short video for CAMH, Canada’s largest mental health and addiction research centre, on an education campaign for their Cannabis Knowledge Exchange Hub. While Canada has legalized...
Annual Report – 2019/2020
Learn what CSSDP has been up to in the 2019/2020 year!
CSSDP Annual General Meeting 2020
Please join us for our Annual General Meeting! When: Thursday Nov 26, 4:OO PST / 5:00 CMT / 6:00 CST / 7:00 EST / 8:00 AST/ 8:30 NST What we'll do: Connect with chapter and board members from across Canada, review the great progress our chapters and organization has...
As Parliament Resumes, We Can’t Forget the High Price Tag of Prohibition…
By: Erika Dupuis & Kira London-Nadeau Today, Wednesday, September 23rd, 2020, a new session of Parliament will commence. Now, more than ever, we urge the Federal Liberal party to prioritize the decriminalization of substances as we bear witness to the ongoing and...
Not all Calls for Decriminalization are Equal
We, Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy, stand firmly in our support of efforts to immediately decriminalize the possession of illicit drugs across the country. On July 9th, 2020, following years of organizing by grassroots drug policy and harm reduction...
CSSDP Statement on International Drug Checking Day
From Betsos, Alex (2019), "What's in Drugs Baby Don't Hurt Me: Professionalization of Changing Drug Knowledge in British Columbia" March 31, 2020 For Immediate Release International Drug Checking Day 2020 - A Call to Action in Expanding Drug Checking Services for All...
CND Day 3: Things That Aren’t Cannabis
These blog posts are made in collaboration between CSSDP, SSDP and Youth RISE as part of our joint effort to provide youth with information about the Commission of Narcotic Drugs. We are the Paradigma Coalition. Author: Alex Betsos It’s day 3 of the 63rd session of...
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