One of the thematic threads holding together the 53rd Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (the CND is the UN's global drug policy body) was the "debate" on "demand reduction." The latter term refers to how countries go about reducing domestic illicit drug demand and consumption. And there's no real "debate," just a series of statements read by each country's representatives.

In the wake of the release of a scathing report from international experts declaring their efforts to create a “drug free world” a failure, diplomats from 53 countries including Canada gathered in Vienna, Austria last weekend to plan the next campaign in the so-called war on drugs.

Insite, Vancouver’s controversial safe-injection site, is now facing further scrutiny following two public announcements from the Pivot Legal Society.

Prominent Canadian scientists are calling on the country's political leaders to end what they describe as the "politicization" and "mistreatment" of science.