drug user liberation

DULF's legal update

Drug User Liberation Front co-founders Eris Nyx and Jeremy Kalicum held a press conference with their lawyers on October 15, 2024 to correct disinformation about the compassion club and provide a legal update.

Euan Thomson

Oct 16, 2024 — 1 min read

Jeremy Kalicum (left) speaks on the peer-reviewed data published from the site on health and safety benefits for compassion club members. Eris Nyx (right) provided a powerful justification for the need for the site, including the fact that enough people to fill a commercial aircraft – "people we all love and care about" – die every month in BC from the deregulated drug supply.

The Drug User Liberation Front is challenging the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act while defending itself against a politically driven legal case.

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Past Drug Data Decoded coverage on DULF, starting with the latest:

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Drug User Liberation Front to Pursue Constitutional Challenge, Announces Fundraiser, by Tyson Singh Kelsall ਟਾਈਸਨ ਸਿੰਘ
Legal review of Health Canada decision could sever the anatomy of the overdose crisis, by Tyson Singh Kelsall ਟਾਈਸਨ ਸਿੰਘ
Overdoses cut in half, reports Vancouver compassion club
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: “FREE DULF. NO MORE DYING. NO MORE DRUG WAR 2024.”
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