Libby Speaking out for InSite

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Libby Speaking out for InSite

VANCOUVER — The B.C. Court of Appeal has dismissed a federal government appeal, which means InSite, the Vancouver supervised safe-injection site that was the first of its kind in Canada, will remain open. The federal government is expected to appeal Friday's split 2-1 ruling to the Supreme Court of Canada. Dr. Julio Montaner, president of the International AIDS Society, called Friday's court ruling "a tremendous victory for us involved in the Downtown Eastside. It sends a very clear message to [Prime Minister] Stephen Harper and his draconian policies." Vancouver East MP Libby Davies told the rally that federal government should not waste further time and money on an appeal. "They need to think about common sense here," she said.

The original article, B.C. court rules Vancouver's Insite safe injection site can stay open was published on January 14, 2010 in The Vancouver Sun. Author(s): Neal Hall

Libby Speaking out on Medical Marijuana – Health Canada Must Consult With Stakeholders

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Libby Speaking out on Medical Marijuana – Health Canada Must Consult With Stakeholders

Hon. Leona Aglukkaq
Minister of Health
House of Commons
Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6

Dear Minister Aglukkaq,

Thank you for your August 2009 letter in response to my call for a full public review of the Canada’s Marijuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR).

In your letter, you outline your plan to amend the MMAR to address the Supreme Court of Canada’s ruling that Paragraph 41 (b.1) violates the Charter or Rights and Freedoms and “unjustifiably limits the ability” of authorized patients to access medical marijuana. You also mention the need to examine regulations concerning the use of medical marijuana in public.

In the last months, I have met and spoken with MMAR users and support organizations across the country who are all calling for public consultation on MMAR regulations. I would therefore like to know if it is your intention to consult stakeholders and medical marijuana users as part of your examination and consideration of regulatory changes to the MMAR, and if not, why.

Sincerely,

Libby Davies, MP Vancouver East
NDP Spokesperson for Drug Policy

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