To The Minister Of Justice: Criminalizing Drug Users Is Killing Us While the overdose epidemic worsened, we experienced police crackdowns, bail conditions and red zoning charges that put our lives at risk. Two mounted Vancouver Police department officers patrol one of the many ally ways on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside April 30, 2003. Community groups working in the area have been operating an unauthorized safe injection site for drug users for the past three weeks. John Lehmann/Globe and Mail Jordan Westfall President, Canadian Association of People who Use Drugs

To The Minister Of Justice: Criminalizing Drug Users Is Killing Us While the overdose epidemic worsened, we experienced police crackdowns, bail conditions and red zoning charges that put our lives at risk. Two mounted Vancouver Police department officers patrol one of the many ally ways on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside April 30, 2003. Community groups working in the area have been operating an unauthorized safe injection site for drug users for the past three weeks. John Lehmann/Globe and Mail Jordan Westfall President, Canadian Association of People who Use Drugs