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2 arrested in Vancouver police crackdown on unsanctioned safe drug supply program (bc.ctvnews.ca)

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The Vancouver Police Department announced Thursday that officers have arrested two people after executing search warrants at the Drug User Liberation Front office on Hastings Street, as well as two homes on the city’s east side.

Speaking at a news conference, Insp. Phil Heard of the VPD's Organized Crime Section acknowledged DULF's harm-reduction efforts while also stating that the organization has "publicly admitted to trafficking controlled substances, including heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamines."

"We understand the magnitude of the ongoing overdose crisis and the impact drug toxicity deaths have in communities throughout the province, including here in Vancouver," said Heard.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

This is so ass backwards.

We give access to street level users, who view this as a source of income. They know there's a market for safer drugs, so they sell what they get. Meanwhile, that market, they aren't allowed access to the safer drugs, and so they go to the secondary market, where they are trivially available.

We don't allow access to the people who want the drugs, we only allow access to the people who want a money resource. And we wonder why their being diverted? Are we on drugs?