It’s time for drug laws that protect our families
No one doubts that drugs can be dangerous – that’s why we should do all we can to prevent children and young people from taking them. But banning drugs and criminalising those who get involved with them causes even more harm.
Canada is in the midst of an opioid crisis and drug-related deaths are at record levels. Because of prohibition, people are using contaminated street drugs containing traces of more potent and more lethal substances such as fentanyl and carfentanyl.
These deaths are avoidable and preventable: we must end prohibition.
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Let those in power know you want to see a change in our approach to drugs – a change that will help keep children and young people safe.
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Take the pledge
I pledge to spread the word about the need to reform our failed drug laws. I will tell my friends, family and politicians how the war on drugs is harming children and young people, rather than protecting them. I will encourage people to look at the evidence and consider alternative approaches – such as decriminalisation and legal regulation – that are based on care, not criminalisation.