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Drug Policy Reform

Pivot Legal Society and Canadian Drug Policy Coalition defend access to harm reduction at Federal Court of Canada

Businesses should not have the mandatory right to delay the provision of health services
By Peter Kim Peter Kim | Dec 10, 2018 | Press Releases, Drug Policy Reform

Memorandum of Argument: Access to Medically Supervised Injection Services Edmonton (AMSISE)

By Caitlin Shane Caitlin Shane | Dec 09, 2018 | Drug Policy Reform, Legal Submissions

Why a Stigma-Auditing Process Matters for BC

Stigma fuels the creation of harmful laws that further reinforce the biases and prejudices we hold
Dec 04, 2018 | Drug Policy Reform, Project Inclusion

Joint Letter to Ministry of Health: A Human-Rights Based Approach to Drug Policy

Overreliance on prohibition and punishment is ineffective, a waste of public funds, and taking a terrible human toll on people who use drugs and their families and loved ones
By Peter Kim Peter Kim | Nov 22, 2018 | Drug Policy Reform, Letters & Statements

Letter to Canada's Health Minister in Support of Safer Opioids

"Without access to safer alternatives, a toxic, street-based drug supply will continue to be a government-sanctioned death sentence for people who use drugs."
By Kaymi Yoon-Maxwell Kaymi Yoon-Maxwell | Sep 27, 2018 | Drug Policy Reform, Letters & Statements

International Overdose Awareness Day 2018

The failed war on drugs and criminalization of people who consume them is taking a horrific toll on society.
By Peter Kim Peter Kim | Aug 30, 2018 | Blog, Data Visualizations, Drug Policy Reform

Harm reduction programs tackle stigma while saving lives

Ending stigma begins with discussion - Insight from someone personally affected by the opioid crisis #SupportDontPunish
By Olivia Nicoletti Olivia Nicoletti | Jun 25, 2018 | Blog, Drug Policy Reform

How the mandatory victim fine surcharge harms communities: Our fight at the Supreme Court

This vestige of the Harper government harms people affected by homelessness, sex workers, and those who use drugs. It must be abolished.
By Caitlin Shane Caitlin Shane | Apr 24, 2018 | Blog, Drug Policy Reform

Victim Fine Surcharge Supreme Court of Canada Hearing

The mandatory victim fine surcharge is an unjust law threatening the health and safety of marginalized communities. Listen to our legal arguments as we challenge the law alongside our friends at Rosenberg Kosakoski LLP
By Peter Kim Peter Kim | Apr 23, 2018 | Videos, Drug Policy Reform

Factum to Supreme Court of Canada on the Victim Fine Surcharge

The mandatory nature of the surcharge threatens the health and safety of marginalized communities.
By Peter Kim Peter Kim | Apr 18, 2018 | Drug Policy Reform, Homes For All, Legal Submissions
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Pivot Legal Society is located on stolen lands of the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam Indian Band), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish Nation), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation). We are grateful to Indigenous Peoples for their continuous relationship with their lands and are committed to learning to work in solidarity as accomplices in shifting the colonial default. 

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