B. C. 公元前 维权人士质疑贩毒定罪, 认为安全分销毒品为刑事罪行, 在过量危机中, 违反宪法权利。 B.C. activists challenge drug trafficking convictions, arguing criminalizing safe drug distribution violates constitutional rights amid an overdose crisis.

B. C. 公元前 B.C. 活动人士Jeremy Kalicum和Eris Nyx在公元前华府提出宪法挑战。 activists Jeremy Kalicum and Eris Nyx are launching a constitutional challenge at the B.C. 最高法院因经营2022年8月至2023年10月期间测试和分销海洛因、可卡因和甲基苯丙胺的“慈善俱乐部”而被判犯有贩毒罪。 Supreme Court after being convicted of drug trafficking for operating a "compassion club" that tested and distributed heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine from August 2022 to October 2023. 尽管加拿大卫生部拒绝其豁免请求,但该小组最初由20万美元公共资金供资,目的是通过提供更安全、经过测试的药物来减少过量死亡。 The group, funded initially with $200,000 in public money, aimed to reduce overdose deaths by providing safer, tested drugs despite Health Canada denying their exemption request. 法院承认他们的公共卫生意图,但裁定他们的销售超过法定授权。 While the court acknowledged their public health intent, it ruled their sales exceeded legal authorization. 挑战认为,将安全分销毒品定为犯罪违反了宪法权利,迫使使用者进入危险的无管制市场,特别是在剂量过量危机日益恶化的情况下。 The challenge argues that criminalizing safe drug distribution violates constitutional rights and forces users into dangerous unregulated markets, especially amid a worsening overdose crisis. 定罪在案件审理之前被搁置,这可能会改变加拿大的禁毒政策。 The conviction is on hold pending the case, which could reshape Canada’s drug policy.