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In the Media
Time to stop playing politics and decriminalize drug possession – iPolitics
Vancouver police use taser on man during mental health crisis – Vancouver is Awesome
Crime in British Columbia – CBC Radio BC Today (2:50 mark)
UBC law professor and bestselling author Benjamin Perrin – Overdose: Heartbreak and Hope in Canada’s Opioid Crisis – CTV The Social
“The Opioid Crisis” – Exponential with Amanda Lang
Shortlist announced for B.C. & Yukon Book Prizes – Vancouver Sun
Canada’s hidden crisis: How COVID-19 overshadowed the worst year on record for overdose deaths – Calgary Herald
Ottawa urged to decriminalize simple drug possession as overdose deaths reach records highs – CBC
Interview with Prof. Perrin on decriminalizing simple possession of illicit drugs – 980 CKNW (Vancouver) Lynda Steele Show
Calls to decriminalize drugs grow louder during pandemic – CBC The National (5:53 mark)
I was Stephen Harper’s criminal justice adviser. But I now think Canada should decriminalize drugs – Globe and Mail