News Lucy Scientific Discovery applies for Health Canada approval to produce cocaine and heroin The move is intended to reduce harm from adulterated drugs and fentanyl Rowan DunneFebruary 17, 2023
Canada UBCO study looking at impact of cannabis use among Indigenous peoples The Indigenous-led research team has partnered with Woodland Cree First Nation and Indigenous Bloom Kathryn TindaleDecember 13, 2021
International Finland’s Greens League backs cannabis legalization The party voted in favour of allowing the use, sale, possession and cultivation of cannabis Kathryn TindaleSeptember 13, 2021
Canada Landmark project looks at cannabis harm reduction in Indigenous communities A 5-year project led by university researchers will study pot as a treatment for opioid use and dependency on methadone or suboxone Nick LabaAugust 27, 2021
Health and Safety Rhode Island first US state to sanction harm-reduction centres Studies of harm-reduction centres in other countries have shown they effectively reduce overdose deaths Kathryn TindaleJuly 7, 2021
Industry update New Zealand legalizes illicit drug checking at public events Health Officials will make the country's Drug Checking Act permanent this year after a pilot showed promising harm-reduction results Natalia Buendia CalvilloApril 12, 2021
Industry update White House makes curbing overdose deaths top drug priority In a statement, the Biden-Harris administration says it intends to expand treatment and lessen inequity. Advocates criticize the plan for upping enforcement Natalia Buendia CalvilloApril 5, 2021
Canada Provincial pot squad move to evict VCBC despite support from BC safety minister Canada's longest running compassion club is asking for letters of support in its application for a federal exemption from the Cannabis Act Natalia Buendia CalvilloFebruary 18, 2021
Enforcement Decriminalizing drugs in Oregon ends thousands of arrests, expands treatment Following a successful ballot measure this week, Oregon became the first state to downgrade simple possession to a civil offence Suzannah WeissNovember 6, 2020
News Canadian cannabis laws kick Vancouver harm-reduction project to the curb Despite backing from researchers and city officials, The Serious Hope Society was given seven days to leave its storefront by a judge last Friday Michelle GamageOctober 28, 2020