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May 6, 2025
Day 1 of the Paradigma Coalition at the CND
"This is the first time the phrase 'harm reduction' will be included in official UN documents."
View PostDecember 20, 2021
Psychedelic Psychotherapy: History, Theory, and Regulation in Canada
"Today, a new wave of research is underway, aiming to explore psychedelics’ untapped therapeutic potential."
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June 24, 2021
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."
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June 6, 2021
CSSDP X Support. Don’t Punish.
"Youth are both the future and the present. We have to live under punitive drug policy today, and, unless things change, we will have to live under punitive policy tomorrow as well."
View PostMay 7, 2021
What’s happening in BC with drug policy reform and activism: A focus on youth
"Many existing overdose prevention services are designed for and serve adults, and can be inaccessible to youth whether due to location, physical design, age restrictions, or social dynamics. For these reasons and more, youth-centred spaces remain sorely lacking."
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April 20, 2021
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."
View PostFebruary 7, 2021
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 […]
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September 23, 2020
As Parliament Resumes, We Can’t Forget the High Price Tag of Prohibition…
"Youth activists have been vocal around envisioning a more just and sustainable future, and we add to these calls by reiterating that terminating the War on People who Use Drugs and rectifying its harms is vital in this endeavour."
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August 15, 2017
With or without the blessing
"With these deaths, and with the ongoing protestations of harm reduction activists, they are taking these issues on for the community on their own. These are unregulated pop-up safe injection sites."
View PostAugust 6, 2017
Vancouver Island Opening Consumption Site
"In 2016, in British Columbia, 967 citizens died from a drug overdose. Some may see this as a siren call for action through harm reduction."
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