“ The recent convictions of the Drug User Liberation Front (DULF) founders in the B.C. Supreme Court confirm that the procurement and trafficking of illicit drugs carried out through their so-called “compassion club” were illegal under Canadian law. These convictions are a significant development, but they cannot be the end of the story. The court record makes clear that DULF’s activities did not occur in isolation. They operated with the knowledge, support, funding, and authorization of senior officials within the BC NDP government and the provincial health system.| Evidence presented in court shows: Senior Vancouver Coastal Health officials wrote letters supporting DULF’s model , fully aware that it involved acquiring and distributing illicit drugs. Provincial health authorities granted DULF special designations and exemptions , even after Health Canada refused to authorize the program. The province provided significant taxpayer funding and supplied a government-owned site ...
A discussion on political, economic and social issues in British Columbia, and Canada