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Canadian drug program in court
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Thu May 12, 2011 BBC News Canada's Supreme Court will on Thursday begin hearing arguments over the legality of a "safe injection site" for addicts in Vancouver, which the federal government says facilitates drug use. The founders of the taxpayer-funded site say it provides a form of health care backed by the constitution. But the government says the facility, Insite, must still close because heroin is a federally banned substance. The site provides clean needles and sterilised water to drug addicts. Read More: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13368765 |
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