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.”
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...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...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...Paradigma Day 2: The Early Rising Youth Activists
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: Ailish Brennan The Second Day of the 63rd...Paradigma Day 1
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. Authors: Alex Betsos (CSSDP) and Róisín Downes (SSDP)...Let’s Talk about Bell’s Prison Phone Cap
Let's Talk about Bell's Prison Phone Minute Cap Bell Canada’s contract with the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services is up for renewal in 2020. Bell Canada has held an exclusive contract with the Government of Canada and the Government of...Annual Report
...Safe Injection Sites and Peer Support Initiatives
By: Melanie Davis Safe Injection Sites face a lot of uncertainty as power changes hands, and public perception on the opioid crisis changes. One factor that remains is that these sites save lives. There is a substantial body of literature that focuses on...CSSDP AGM 2019 – Nov 14th 2019
The Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy’s Annual General Meeting is happening in just a couple of weeks! We’ve done a lot since the last AGM – from creating our Cannabis Education Toolkit to our most recent project, the election drug policy...CSSDP Open Positions – National Board of Directors Call for Applications
Are you a student or young person who is passionate about drug policy reform? Want to gain leadership experience in policy advocacy and social change? Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy (CSSDP) has openings for multiple positions on our national Board of...Drug Policy Report Card
As Canadians get ready to head to the polls on October 21st, we realize how far drug policy has come, yet also how much there is left to do. We look with pride at the fact that federal parties are directly addressing harm reduction in their platforms – something we...The Sensible Cannabis Education Toolkit
The CSSDP cannabis education project will help educators and parents have more effective dialogue with young people.
Upcoming Cannabis Education Roundtables
CSSDP is looking for chapters and volunteers to host a 2 hour Youth Roundtable to workshop our Cannabis Education Toolkit in December and early January. Roundtable Facilitation Training CSSDP is working with the Youth Wellness Network to develop: a facilitation...CCSA Hosts 7th Harm Reduction Conference
One of the largest harm reduction conferences is being held, recently. It was in Calgary, Alberta. This is the seventh conference devoted to issues and concerns around substance use and addiction. It is being hosted by the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA).