A decade after Insite, drug policy landscape is still being shaped in B.C.
VANCOUVER — In 2021, the Vancouver-based Drug User Liberation Front approached Health Canada with a proposal.
It wanted permission to buy heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine on the dark web, before having the drugs tested for contaminants and selling them to users through its “compassion club and fulfilment centre.”
Health Canada rejected the application for exemption from drug laws, saying DULF’s plan presented too many public health and safety risks — but the group went ahead with it anyway, saying it would save lives.
The unsanctioned operation would trigger a political firestorm, arrests and constitutional challenges.