Drug Policy

BCCLA supports Public Health Officers’ call for review of drug laws
The BCCLA is congratulating the courage of B.C.’s professional association of public health physicians for calling for a national inquiry into Canada’s illicit drug laws and their efficacy.
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November 29, 2011

Health Canada’s Plan for Medical Cannabis Will Violate Patients’ Rights, says the BCCLA
Today the BC Civil Liberties Association called for sweeping reforms to Health Canada’s Medical Marihuana Access Program (MMAP). Health Canada is preparing to amend the MMAP, but the BCCLA say its proposal is heading in the wrong direction.
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July 26, 2011

BCCLA joins national call to end drug war
The BCCLA has joined a national call welcoming and endorsing the Global Commission on Drug Policy’s report.
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June 2, 2011

BCCLA opposes criminalization of salvia divinorum
The BCCLA is opposing Health Canada’s proposal to criminalize the herbal product Salvia Divinorum. Salvia is currently regulated under Natural Health Products Regulation and the BCCLA says that adding “Salvia” to Schedule III of the Controlled Drug and Substances Act would be highly counterproductive and harm the youth that Health Canada says they are hoping to protect.
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Mar 21, 2011

Medical marjiuana
Today, the BCCLA is making a submission to Health Canada calling for medical marijuana pharmacies (compassion clubs) to be sanctioned under the Medical Marijuana Access Regulations.
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July 8, 2010

Cannabis pharmacy raids abusive, says BCCLA
Quebec police shut down three medical cannabis dispensaries, also known as “compassion clubs” today, arresting all staff on site for trafficking. The Quebec closures follow a raid on a compassion club in Nunavut in February, in Toronto at the end of March, and in Guelph in May.
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June 3, 2010

Court Set to Rule on Future of Supervised Injection Site
The future of Insite, Vancouver’s supervised injection site, will be revealed by the BC Court of Appeal on Friday. The Court will release its decision in two cases that are essential to the continued operation of the supervised injection site.
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January 14, 2010

BCCLA Applauds Supreme Court Decision in Safe Injection Facility Cases
The BC Supreme Court granted a supervised injection facility, Insite, located in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, a permanent constitutional exemption from prosecution under federal drug laws.
May 28, 2008

BCCLA Heads to Court to Challenge Criminalization of Safe Injection Facility
The BCCLA will appear as an intervenor at the B.C. Supreme Court in two cases involving a constitutional challenge to federal drug control legislation that could criminalize the operation
of the supervised injection facility, Insite, in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.
April 28, 2008

BCCLA Rejects New Drug War Strategy
The BCCLA spoke out today in opposition to the federal government’s new approach to drugs. While additional funding for treatment is certainly needed, a close examination of
the new strategy reveals significant cause for concern.
October 5, 2007

BCCLA urges Prime Minister Harper to grant Insite a further exemption pursuant to section 56 of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
August 14 , 2006

Opinion poll confirm Canadians want legal marijuana.
Nov 25, 2004

Past BCCLA president, John Dixon's article on Carole Gwilt becoming the "Morgentaler of dope" appeared at www.dooneyscafe.com.
Oct 20, 2004

Beyond Prohibition: Legal Cannabis in Canada.
May 5, 2004

BCCLA hosts May 8, 2004 conference on legal cannabis.
April 22, 2004

UBC civil liberties group welcomes "Prince of Pot" to the UBC campus on March 2, 2004.
March 1, 2004

Anti-cannabis allegations unsupported.
March 23, 2004

BCCLA speaks out against pot prohibition.
October 28, 2003

B.C. bud legal: possession of cannabis no a crime in B.C.
September 15, 2003

BCCLA attacks proposed Surrey methadone information by-law.
March 10, 2003

BCCLA challenges marijuana prohibition.
May 2, 2003