Drugs in Canadadate: 10-February-2005
source : THE ECONOMIST
country: CANADA
keyword: DRUG POLICY , DRUG WAR , ECONOMICS , HARM REDUCTION
editorial comment
Canada: a well known narco-terrorist state......
LITTLE by little, Canada is groping towards a distinctive approach to drugs, one that focuses on harm reduction rather than the repression favoured by the United States. The federal government is mulling over a bill to decriminalise possession of marijuana. North America's first trial of heroin maintenance—giving addicts free heroin on condition that they accept treatment—got under way on February 10th in Vancouver.… (unfortunately, need to subscribe to read the rest)