Going Live! Canada Needs a New Drug Policy?
Welcome to my blog on drug policy. Putting this blog up is a logical next step for me after two decades of working in municipal government, with partners in the community and senior governments and...
View ArticleGoing to MaRS in Search of a New Canadian Drug Policy
My quest for A New Drug Policy for Canada has taken me to the wonderful MaRS Discovery District in Toronto for Net Change Week, a week of exploring technology for change and thinking outside the box,...
View ArticlePlease Sign the Vienna Declaration
A major focus of the International AIDS Conference in Vienna this July 18 – 23 is the prevention of HIV as a result of injection drug use within the context of criminalization of drugs. The enforcement...
View ArticleDemon Drugs, Globalization and Belonging
There is good reason to sign the Vienna Declaration which was the subject of my last post, especially if you consider Professor Bruce Alexander’s analysis of the nature of addiction and his compelling...
View ArticleThe Beginning of the End of the “War on Drugs”?
The 18th International AIDS Conference in Vienna, July 18 – 23 marks an important moment in the history of drug policy that might just be the beginning of the end of the “War on Drugs”. The policy...
View ArticleResilience and Drug Policy – Why not accept the natural process of change?
I have been away from the day to day of working at the City of Vancouver for about a year now and have enjoyed the opportunity to immerse myself in new and exciting things like hanging out in Paris,...
View ArticleOpen Letter from the Scientific Community to all Parliamentarians on Bill S-10
I am working with a number of Canadians to birth a new drug policy organization, actually more of a collaboration among those interested in advancing new approaches to respond to drug addiction and the...
View ArticleA Curious Priority for the Government of Canada
The Harper government says fighting crime is a priority for Canadians and an omnibus crime bill will be introduced in the first 100 days this parliament. This bill will cost taxpayers billions of...
View ArticleThe Emergence of the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition
Welcome to 2012 which I hope will be a great year full of positive change and forward movement towards creating a better world and better drug policies for Canada. Here we go! It has been a while since...
View ArticleCome Join the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition
Time flies! Fast forward from 2012 when I last posted here to April 2014 – just back from the Commission on Narcotic Drugs in Vienna where the international community is preparing for a landmark...
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