Lawyers for the Vancouver-based compassion club Drug User Liberation Front argued last week why Health Canada should have helped it save lives during the ongoing #ToxicDrugCrisis .

Michelle Gamage reports the day in court.

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Today DULF will challenge Health Canada’s decision to reject our application for a section 56 exemption to the Controlled Drugs and Substances act. theguardian.com/world/2024/mar…

It’s official: Research first published informally by Vancouver’s Drug User Liberation Front (Drug User Liberation Front) has now been published in a peer-reviewed international journal.

It confirms DULF’s tested-drug distribution did in fact save lives.

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Exciting milestone: This peer-reviewed paper delves into the impacts of DULF's compassion club. Creating accessible alternatives to the unregulated drug market is key in halting the ongoing tragedy.

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Statement of the VANDU Board of Directors regarding DULF:

To be crystal clear, we have been asking for a regulated pharmaceutical source of drugs since day one.

Spoke with Drug User Liberation Front about how they buy illicit drugs, test and then sell them at-cost to compassion club members in an effort to reduce toxic drug overdose deaths. They put out a study last week showing this reduces overdoses. Today on The Tyee thetyee.ca/News/2023/09/2…

A compassionate and evidence informed response is needed to stop the overdose crisis. We are collecting evidence to make it clear, regulating the illicit drug market will save lives and reduce crime.