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
Enforcement Illicit ‘life-saving’ Vancouver dispensary at risk of shutdown The Serious Hope Society is asking Ottawa for an exemption from federal cannabis law. Its landlord and city staff might shutter it before one... Michelle GamageOctober 8, 2020
Analysis Daily cannabis users 26% more likely to stop injecting opioids: study Results should be used by policy makers to save lives during the overdose crisis, says cannabis and addiction scientist M-J Milloy Michelle GamageSeptember 16, 2020
The weed wire Canada grants terminal patients access to psilocybin therapy Four patients will be the first Canadians to legally access the psychedelic in almost 50 years Michelle GamageAugust 4, 2020
Canada Vancouver cannabis harm reduction project finds a home Activist Neil Magnuson operates outside the regulated market to offer low-barrier weed as an alternative to dangerous street drugs Michelle GamageJuly 28, 2020
Enforcement Have fun without a hospital trip, says Safer Partying campaign Drug Policy Alliance calls for harm reduction over the holidays Michelle GamageDecember 27, 2019
CBD Legal Medical Marijuana Doesn’t Reduce Opioid Deaths, Study Suggests A new study published this week contradicts previous findings that medical marijuana is an effective solution in preventing opioid-related deaths. David JJune 13, 2019
CBD Study Shows CBD Effective in Treating Heroin Addiction In the study published in The American Journal of Psychiatry, CBD oil was found effective in reducing both cue-induced cravings and anxiety in former... David JJune 5, 2019