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Canadians on drugs

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The Canadian Association of People Who Use Drugs and four individuals filed a class action against Canada’s attorney general claiming the nation’s anti-drug laws violate their civil rights by criminalizing drug addiction instead of treating it as a medical condition.

/ September 3, 2021

Read the complaint here.

Categories / Briefs, Civil Rights, Criminal, Health, International, Law

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