Drug Policy

Issues in Drug Policy

• Anti-Prohibition
• Harm Reduction

News Release BCCLA disappointed with Supreme Court decision upholding limits on conditional sentences

Posted on November 4, 2022

Topic: Criminal, Democratic Rights, Drug Policy, Sentencing

Document BCCLA’s Written Submission to the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs: Review of Bill C-5, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act

Posted on October 19, 2022

Topic: Criminal, Drug Policy

Type: Policy Submissions

Document Decriminalization Done Right: A Rights Based Path for Drug Policy

Posted on December 9, 2021

Topic: Drug Policy

Type: Policy Submissions

Document Joint Letter to Federal Health Minister to Decriminalize Drugs and Provide Safe Supply

Posted on April 12, 2021

Topic: Drug Policy, Harm Reduction

Type: Policy Submissions

Document Decriminalizing simple drug possession in Vancouver

Posted on November 25, 2020

Topic: Anti-Prohibition, Drug Policy

Type: Policy Submissions

Document Decriminalizing simple drug possession in Canada

Posted on August 14, 2020

Topic: Anti-Prohibition, Drug Policy

Type: Policy Submissions

Document Letter to Province on Bill 22 – Mental Health Amendment Act

Posted on August 11, 2020

Topic: Drug Policy, Harm Reduction

Type: Policy Submissions

News Release Media Advisory of Press Conference: Bill 22 Stands to Increase the Opioid Crisis and Youth Deaths; Bill 22 Must be Withdrawn

Posted on July 24, 2020

Topic: Drug Policy, Harm Reduction, Indigenous Rights

News Release Press Release: Lack of Planning in Bill 22 Would See Increased Drug Fatalities for Indigenous Youth in the Midst of Opioid Crisis

Posted on July 22, 2020

Topic: Drug Policy, Harm Reduction, Indigenous Rights

Document Joint Letter on Sheltering in Victoria City Parks

Posted on June 23, 2020

Topic: COVID-19, Harm Reduction, Poverty & Rights

Type: Policy Submissions