TORONTO, May 15, 2017 — Today scientists, medical professionals, policy makers, activists and people who use drugs are gathering in Montréal for the 25th Harm Reduction International Conference 2017 (HR17). Meanwhile the opioid crisis rages on and, even as Canada takes an important step forward by legalizing and regulating cannabis, outdated prohibitionist drug policies continues to kill in this country. The world is looking to Canada to show leadership and replace criminalization with drug policy that is rooted in harm reduction principles, human rights standards and scientific evidence.
