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The War on Drugs is a War on Workers
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Workers for Ethical Substance Use Policy @wesup.bsky.social · Nov 17
We support our fellow workers who have been harmed by government & workplace drug policy, and we fight for change.
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"The War on Drugs is a War on Workers"
Pick up the latest issue of @briarpatchmag.bsky.social

Attn: @drugdatadecoded.ca @candrugpolicy.bsky.social @hrna.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 3:51 AM
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📢 Our labour issue is out now and ready to order!

Featuring: pushing against harmful drug policy, rural unionism, garment worker wins, a reading list, and more

Cover art by Amanda Priebe
November/December 2025: The labour issue
Workplace drug policy is hurting workers and unions can do more. Plus: lessons from a harm reduction union, solidarity with incarcerated workers, sewing solidarity in Winnipeg, rural unionism, and more. Cover art by Amanda Priebe.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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"War on Drugs everywhere is a deliberately punitive war that destabilizes communities, blocks access to care, and maintains colonialism and capitalism through carceral systems of police & prisons & borders & gentrification & involuntary treatment."

www.weavingourworlds.ca/wow-statemen...
WOW Statement: End the Global War on Drugs
WOW Statement: End the Global War on Drugs Every August 31, International Overdose Awareness Day brings people together around the world to take action on preventable overdose deaths and the legislate...
www.weavingourworlds.ca
September 3, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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"The War on Drugs is a War on Workers"
Pick up the latest issue of @briarpatchmag.bsky.social

Attn: @drugdatadecoded.ca @candrugpolicy.bsky.social @hrna.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 3:51 AM
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October 16, 2025 at 5:30 AM
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October 14, 2025 at 12:17 AM
wesup.bsky.social
Government is murdering us with prohibition drug policy.
The working class has the power to force policy change and stop the killing. Workers united will never be defeated!

@susibcfed.bsky.social @canadianlabour.bsky.social @psacbc.bsky.social @cupebc.bsky.social
@garthmullins.bsky.social
April 11, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Out enemies are targeting reproductive rights rights, trans rights, the rights of those with mental illness and the rights of drug users. We’re building solidarity and fighting back.
candrugpolicy.bsky.social Canadian Drug Policy Coalition @candrugpolicy.bsky.social · Feb 3
Join our webinar “Shared Struggles, Shared Rights: Building Solidarity for Bodily Autonomy” to explore how drug policy, reproductive rights, mental health, and trans rights intersect.

🗓️ Date: Feb 12, 2025 | 11 AM PT | 2 PM ET

RSVP now: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
February 8, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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Join our webinar “Shared Struggles, Shared Rights: Building Solidarity for Bodily Autonomy” to explore how drug policy, reproductive rights, mental health, and trans rights intersect.

🗓️ Date: Feb 12, 2025 | 11 AM PT | 2 PM ET

RSVP now: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
February 3, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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Meet the Panelists!
➡️ Angele Desroches
➡️ Star Oldring
➡️ @byronwood.bsky.social ( @wesup.bsky.social )
➡️ Lian Lo ( @healthjusticeca.bsky.social )
February 3, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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BC gov repealed Bill 34, a small but hard-fought victory against politically-driven laws and policies that inflict harm upon those made most vulnerable by oppressive systems. #BCpoli @pivotlegalsociety.bsky.social @hrna.bsky.social

Read the full joint statement: drugpolicy.ca/for-immediat...
December 20, 2024 at 9:26 PM
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We're applying to "Intervene" in this case when it goes to the Appeals Court. Workers diagnosed with "substance use disorder" should not be required to undergo "treatment" as a condition of employment.
@godfrey.bsky.social @garthmullins.bsky.social
www.timescolonist.com/opinion/comm...
Comment: B.C. embeds mental health stigma and discrimination in legal regulation
Bill 21 makes unwarranted assumptions, creates false and stigmatizing connections between lawyers experiencing health conditions and their competency.
www.timescolonist.com
December 14, 2024 at 5:50 AM
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We're challenging workplace drug policy
@susibcfed.bsky.social @garthmullins.bsky.social
December 14, 2024 at 7:23 AM
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We're applying to "Intervene" in this case when it goes to the Appeals Court. Workers diagnosed with "substance use disorder" should not be required to undergo "treatment" as a condition of employment.
@godfrey.bsky.social @garthmullins.bsky.social
www.timescolonist.com/opinion/comm...
Comment: B.C. embeds mental health stigma and discrimination in legal regulation
Bill 21 makes unwarranted assumptions, creates false and stigmatizing connections between lawyers experiencing health conditions and their competency.
www.timescolonist.com
December 14, 2024 at 5:50 AM
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Vancouver is the best place. A scenic, world-class city. But reaching the 'good life' has never been harder.

If you haven't already, check out our newest ep, featuring Danya Fast & Sarah West. They tell us about how Vancouver has gotten more dangerous—especially for young drug users.

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Episode 49: The Best Place — Crackdown Podcast
Vancouver, British Columbia is one of the best places on earth – a world class city surrounded by ocean and mountains. If you can afford it, the good life is yours.  But over the last fifteen ye...
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December 13, 2024 at 9:38 PM
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🚨New @crackdownpod.bsky.social episode. Are we movement journalism for the struggle or are we just documenting the death of an entire community - comrade by comrade? Are we writing another epitaph with each episode? www.crackdownpod.com/episodes/epi...
Episode 49: The Best Place — Crackdown Podcast
Vancouver, British Columbia is one of the best places on earth – a world class city surrounded by ocean and mountains. If you can afford it, the good life is yours.  But over the last fifteen ye...
www.crackdownpod.com
December 8, 2024 at 10:25 PM
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Ideal drug policy would strictly regulate illicit substances in order to ensure composition and reduce toxicity, according to a report by Island Health's chief medical health officer.

www.nanaimobulletin.com/local-news/i....
Island Health assesses its response to alcohol, tobacco, cannabis and hard drugs
Dr. Réka Gustafson hopes her report will lead to more discussion about substance use
www.nanaimobulletin.com
December 9, 2024 at 5:33 PM
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To be eligible for a liver transplant in BC, patients have to be abstinent from alcohol for 6 months.

Hopefully the Human Rights Tribunal will force the province to stop this discriminatory requirement that disproportionately harms Indigenous people. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs denied access to medical records in transplant discrimination case | CBC News
The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) will not have access to the medical records of Indigenous patients it says were harmed by provincial health providers’ liver transplant policies, the B.C. Human...
www.cbc.ca
December 10, 2024 at 5:18 PM
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Discrimination from employers & doctors makes it difficult for people with addictions to maintain employment.

Article: tinyurl.com/5fwfw4zy
November 30, 2024 at 2:39 PM
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Discrimination from employers & doctors makes it difficult for people with addictions to maintain employment.

Article: tinyurl.com/5fwfw4zy
November 30, 2024 at 2:39 PM
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We support our fellow workers who have been harmed by government & workplace drug policy, and we fight for change.
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November 17, 2024 at 2:03 PM
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To respect, support and keep all workers safe, let’s ensure our drug policies are grounded in evidence, not stigma. #BCFed2024
November 26, 2024 at 10:08 PM
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🔥Today the BC Federation of Labour unanimously agreed to advocate for the inclusion of addiction treatment services in universal public health care.
#BCFED2024 @susibcfed.bsky.social
November 26, 2024 at 4:25 AM
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💥 Video recording of today's presentation:
www.substanceusehealth.ca/rebuilding-w...

with @nsscop-suhn.bsky.social @nurseranger.bsky.social @byronwood.bsky.social Charlotte Ross, Katrina Stephenson
Rebuilding Workplace Substance Use Policy Using a Harm Reduction Lens
www.substanceusehealth.ca
November 22, 2024 at 5:16 AM