VANCOUVER — Lawyers for the founders of Vancouver's Drug User Liberation Front say their clients are being wrongfully criminalized for operating a club that provided untainted drugs to people who would otherwise be at the mercy of a toxic and deadly
VANCOUVER — Lawyers for the founders of Vancouver's Drug User Liberation Front say their clients are being wrongfully criminalized for operating a club that provided untainted drugs to people who would otherwise be at the mercy of a toxic and deadly illicit drug supply.
The club was raided by police in October last year, and the pair have since been charged with drug trafficking. Their Charter challenge argues that denying compassion club members access to a predictable supply of drugs they depend on, while exposing them to the severe risks of the street supply is"grossly disproportionate" to any benefits of shutting down the club.
The Charter application said they should not have been charged because the club's site had been given the authority by Vancouver Coastal Heath to collect, store and transport illicit drug samples for drug checking or analysis.
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