“We can’t incarcerate ourselves out of this crisis”: Moms Stop the Harm holds rally for drug decriminalization October 7, 2020October 20, 2020 Kiley Verbowski At the rally, representatives from MSTH emphasized the need for an evidence-based health care approach to B.C.'s overdose crisis — rather than criminalizing drug-users.
Over 400 people join online candlelit vigil for International Overdose Awareness Day September 2, 2020September 2, 2020 Kate Korte The B.C. legislature was lit purple to commemorate International Overdose Awareness Day, photo by Kate Korte. For those that have lost loved ones to the overdose crisis, the rising number of...
Legal drugs can solve a litany of problems November 16, 2018 Natasha Simpson (Like fighting the Taliban, curbing money laundering, reducing addiction rates, and ending the opioid crisis) On Oct. 17 Canada became the first G7 country, and the second country worldwide, to fully...
EDITORIAL: The “costs” of the overdose crisis can never be recouped, class-action lawsuit or not September 20, 2018September 20, 2018 Martlet Staff On Aug. 29, the B.C. government launched a class-action lawsuit against 40 manufacturers of opioid-based medications. Largely reminiscent of class-action lawsuits against tobacco companies in the 90s, B.C. Attorney-General David...
Cannabis on campus is an election pipe dream February 25, 2018February 25, 2018 Anna James Sorry to kill your buzz, but legalization is hard work. Imagine this: you finish class and swing by the Campus Pharmacy, grab a pre-rolled joint and get really, really baked on...
Lil Peep and fentanyl December 8, 2017December 8, 2017 Eden Da Silva What UVic students should know | Earlier in November, 21-year-old Gustav Åhr, also known by his stage name Lil Peep, was finishing up his 20-show Come Over When You’re Sober tour....
The camping trip September 24, 2015September 23, 2015 Maria Miller “We’re really, really scary We’re really, really hairy We run really fast, ahhh! We’ll cook you in our pasta!” My friend and I chanted as we half slid, half rolled down...
Pride promotes drug user safety, offers education and supplies March 27, 2014March 26, 2014 Janine Crockett UVic Pride Collective, a UVic Students’ Society constituency group that represents and services queer and trans students, held a harm reduction workshop in the Michèle Pujol Room on March 17....
