The latest news articles featuring BC Centre on Substance Use.
Experts refute Harper’s claim pot is more dangerous than tobacco
October 06, 2015 | The Globe and Mail
Is cannabis, as Conservative Party Leader Stephen Harper claims, “infinitely worse” than tobacco, a substance that kills tens of thousands of Canadians each year? Definitely not, say medical researchers and addiction experts, who are refuting Mr. Harper’s provocative comparison b...
Canada’s PM says weed is ‘infinitely worse’ than tobacco and experts call bullshit
October 05, 2015 | VICE News
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper told reporters that marijuana is “infinitely worse” than tobacco – a claim that was widely dismissed by public health experts. The comment was made at a press conference on Saturday, after the final federal leaders’ debate of the Canadia...
Marijuana advocates warn NDP plans for decriminalization would leave organized crime in control
September 21, 2015 | The Georgia Straight
In November 2001, Kash Heed stood before the Senate Special Committee on Illegal Drugs and outlined why his police department had essentially stopped arresting people for marijuana possession. “It was de facto decriminalization,” the retired commanding officer of the Vancouver police dru...
Psychedelics could trigger a ‘paradigm shift’ in mental health care
September 17, 2015 | The Huffington Post
Is American medicine on the brink of a psychedelic revolution? It’s seeming more and more likely. A scientific review of the existing research into the therapeutic applications of psychedelics, published last week in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, highlights the enormous potential o...
Langley missing out on needle education: Councillor
September 17, 2015 | 24 Hours (Vancouver)
Langley city council voted down a motion Sept. 14 to have staff report back on advice and recommendations on the viability of a needle exchange program – leaving one councillor concerned about their lack of understanding regarding harm-reduction practices. … UBC professor of medicine Tho...
