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Canada
Safe-Injection Site in B.C. Wins Court Protection
Mickleburgh, Rod, Globe and Mail. May 28, 2008.
Police and Public Health Partnerships: Evidence From the Evaluation of Vancouver's Supervised Injection Facility
DeBeck, Kora and Wood, Evan, Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention Policy. May 7, 2008.
Net Danger: Online Searches Are New, and Problematic, Tools for Border Guards
Montreal Mirror. July 6, 2006.
Recent Federal Cuts to Medical Cannabis Research in Canada Yet Another Example of Country's Failed Medical Cannabis Policy and Program
Lucas, Philippe.
HIV Seroprevalence Among Participants at a Supervised Injection Facility in Vancouver, Canada: Implications for Prevention, Care and Treatment
Tyndall, Mark W, et al, Harm Reduction Journal. December 18, 2006; 3(36).
Barriers To The Dissemination of Four Harm Reduction Strategies: A Survey of Addiction Treatment Providers In Ontario
Hobden, Karen L and Cunningham, John A, Harm Reduction Journal. December 14, 2006; 3(35).
Changes in Illicit Opioid Use Across Canada
Fischer, Benedikt, et al, CMAJ. November 21, 2006; 175(11).
Harm Reduction Services for British Columbia's First Nation Population
Wardman, Dennis and Quantz, Darryl, et al, Harm Reduction Journal. October 11, 2006; 3(30).
InSite: Canada's Safe Injecting Program is at Risk
Drucker, Ernest, Harm Reduction Journal. August 9, 2006; 3(24).
Our Neighbor To the North Stalling on Reform
Riley, Nathan, Gay City News. October 27 - November 2, 2005; 75(43).
The Strange, Seedy Case of Marc Emery
Kuipers, Dean, AlterNet. September 26, 2005.
Media's Role in Drug Awareness Examined
Clarke, Brennan, Victoria News. September 21, 2005.
Changes in Public Order After the Opening of a Medically Supervised Safer Injecting Facility
Wood, Evan, et al, CMAJ. September 28, 2004; 171(7): pp. 731-734.
Regulations Amending the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations: Amendments
Government of Canada, Department of Health, Canada Gazette. October 23, 2004; 138(43): pp. 2944-2951.
The Marijuana Business: Inside Dope
Anonymous, Forbes. October 28, 2003.
Letter From Vancouver Mayor in Support of Insite
Sullivan, Sam. Vancouver. Office of the Mayor. May 9, 2008.
Post Prohibition: A Public Health Approach for Controlling Currently Illegal Drugs
Haden, Mark. Vancouver Coastal Health. May 2006.
Economic Fact Sheet: Facts and Figures Relating to Illegal Drugs
Hadden, Mark. Addiction Services Vancouver Coastal Health. April 26, 2006.
A Dialogue on the Prevention of Problematic Drug Use
Anonymous. Drug Policy Program, City of Vancouver, Canada, pp. 27. February 2004.
Cannabis policy reform in Canada: How to make it work
Nolin, Pierre Claude. McGill University, Montreal. November 18, 2003.
Cannabis Law Reform in Canada: Is the 'Saga of Promise, Hesitation and Retreat' Coming to an End?
Fischer, Benedikt, et al. Canadian Criminal Justice Association, Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Vol. 45, No. 3, pp. 265-299. July 2003.
Abusing the User: Police Misconduct, Harm Reduction and HIV/AIDS in Vancouver
New York. Human Rights Watch, Vol. 15, pp. 28. May 2003.
Illicit IV Drugs - A Public Health Approach
Haden, Mark. Canadian Journal of Public Health, Vol. 93, No. 6, pp. 431-434. November 2002.
Illicit IV Drugs: A Public Health Approach
Haden, Mark. Canadian Journal of Public Health, Vol. 93, No. 6, pp. 431-34. November/December 2002.
Marihuana Medical Access Regulations
Erickson, Bruce. Ottowa, Canada. Office of Controlled Substances, Department of Health, Policy and Regulatory Affairs Division, pp. 29. April 6, 2001.
A Framework for Action: A Four-Pillar Approach to Drug Problems in Vancouver
MacPherson, Donald and Rowley, Mary-Louise. Vancouver, Canada. City of Vancouver. November 2000.
Safe Injection Facilities
Kerr, Thomas. Vancouver, Canada. Harm Reduction Action Society, pp. 77. November 2000.
Regina v. Parker
2000.
Regina v. Richardson, Reasons on Sentence of the Honourable Judge J.B. Paradis
Jan. 26, 2000.
Her Majesty the Queen v. Terrance Parker, Court of Appeal for Ontario, Amicus brief of the Epilepsy Association of Toronto (1999)
Morgan, Ed. Epilepsy Association of Toronto. Oct. 4, 1999.
Her Majesty the Queen v. Terrance Parker, Court of Appeal for Ontario, Respondent's Factum (1999)
Harnett, Aaron B and Richard Macklin. Sept. 13, 1999.
Her Majesty the Queen v. Terrance Parker, Court of Appeal for Ontario, Appelant's Factum (1999)
July 5, 1999.
Prohibition, Public Health and a Window of Opportunity: an Analysis of Canadian Drug Policy, 1985-1997
Fischer, Benedikt. Policy Studies, Vol. 20, No. 3, pp. 197-210. 1999.
Her Majesty the Queen v. Terrance Parker, Court of Appeal for Ontaria, Affidavit of John P. Morgan, M.D. (1999)
1999.
Canada's Drug Strategy
Ottowa, Ontario, Canada. Health Canada, pp. 32. 1998.
Her Majesty the Queen v. Terrance Parker, Court of Appel for Ontario, Testimony of Dr. John Goodhew (1997)
1997.
Medical Use of Marihuana
Compiled by Health Canada.
Dr. Thomas Kerr: "Public Health Hero"
Johal, Am, Rabble News. January 7, 2008.
Senate Hearing - Expert Witness Peter Cohen. Proceedings of the Special Committee on Illegal Drugs, Issue 3 - May 28 2001. Ottawa: Canadian Senate
May 28, 2001.
Submission of the Canadian AIDS Society on the Proposed Amendments to the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations
Anonymous. Canadian AIDS Society. October 23, 2004.
Ottawa Press Conference in Response to the U.S. Drug Czar's Visit to Ottawa [Video]
Barth, Russell. February 22, 2007.
Vancouver's INSITE, Safe Injecting Site (SIS) [Audio]
ICAAT; December 12, 2006.
Heroin and Creating Safe Injection Sites
National Public Radio; March 1, 2004.
"Those Crazy Canadians" on Cultural Baggage
Becker, Dean. Houston; February 10, 2004.
Mayor Larry Campbell's Appearance on Cultural Baggage
Becker, Dean. Houston; December 16, 2003.
Marc Emery's Appearance on Cultural Baggage
Becker, Dean. Houston; September 23, 2003.
The U.S. is Addicted to War on Drugs
Nadelmann, Ethan, Globe and Mail. Tuesday, May 20, 2003.
Criminal Charges for Marijuana Possession "Up in Smoke" Canadians Support Decriminalization
SES Canada and Sun Media. Feb 1, 2003.
Canadians Evenly Split on Legalization of Marijuana
Leger Marketing. May 2001.
Canadians Favor the Use of Medical Marijuana
Decima Research. March 1999.
Drug and Alcohol Testing: Information Sheet
Compiled by Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission. August 2004.
Cannabis In Canada - A Persistent Paradox.
Erickson, Patricia G. London, England. September 5th 1998.
Vancouver's INSITE Service and Other Supervised Injection Sites: What Has Been Learned from Research?
Ministry of Health, Government of Canada; March 31, 2008.
Regulating Compassion: An Overview of Canada's Federal Medical Cannabis Policy and Practice
Lucas, Phillipe G., January 28, 2008.
Report of the Methadone Maintenance Treatment Practices Task Force
Hart, W Anton, et al. Ontario, Canada; March 2007.
Legislating for Health and Human Rights: Model Law on Drug Use and HIV/AIDS
The Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network; 2006.
Guidelines for the Community-Based Distribution of Medical Cannabis in Canada
Capler, Rielle and Lucas, Philippe. Vancouver Island Compassion Society; May 2006.
The Toronto Drug Strategy
Toronto Drug Strategy Advisory Committee; October 2005: pp. 79.
A Public Health Approach To Drug Control in Canada
Health Officers Council of British Columbia; October 2005: pp. 38.
Preventing Harm from Psychoactive Substance Use - Draft Plan
MacPherson, Donald, et al. Vancouver, BC: City of Vancouver; June 2005: pp. 124.
Evaluation of the Supervised Injection Site: Year One Evaluation
BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS; September 17, 2004: pp. 9.
Every Door is the Right Door: A British Columbia Planning Framework to Address Problematic Substance Use and Addiction
British Columbia Ministry of Health Services; May 2004.
Marijuana Growth in British Columbia
Easton, Stephen T. Vancouver, BC: The Fraser Institute; May 2004: pp. 40.
Peer Manual: A Guide for Peer Workers and Agencies
Toronto, Canada: Toronto Harm Reduction Task Force; 2003: pp. 79.
Infectious Diseases Prevention and Control in Canadian Federal Penitentiaries
Correctional Service of Canada; 2003.
Canada: Committees Directorate: 2nd Session, 37th Parliament
Corbett, William C. House of Commons, Parliament of Canada; Tuesday, November 19, 2002.