TORONTO – The scourge of overdose deaths underscores the need for Canada to decriminalize simple possession of hard drugs, the head of the national chiefs of police association said on Thursday. In urging action, Bryan Larkin noted that overdose deaths are outpacing those from the… Read More »Opioid deaths highlight need to decriminalize hard-drug possession in Canada: police chiefs
A Saskatoon man is calling for Health Canada to approve medicinal cannabis products for therapeutic use so he won’t go hungry. Aaron Unger said it’s a much better way to deal with his chronic pain than to use opioid-based medication, which he was previously prescribed… Read More »Saskatoon man calls for federal government to widen medicinal cannabis coverage
Four people face drug-related charges following the raid of a residence in Brighton, Ont., last week. According to Northumberland OPP, officers executed a search warrant at a residence on Butler Street West in Northumberland County on Thursday as part of a drug trafficking investigation. Read… Read More »4 arrested in drug trafficking investigation in Northumberland County – Peterborough