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B.C. court to rule on Constitutional challenge of activists' trafficking convictions
- British Columbia Supreme Court Justice Catherine Murray is expected to rule on a constitutional challenge by Jeremy Kalicum and Eris Nyx.
- Kalicum and Nyx were convicted of drug trafficking after Vancouver police raided their Drug User Liberation Front compassion club in 2023.
- Their lawyers argued that closing the club violated addicted people’s Charter rights by forcing them to use an unregulated drug supply.
- Murray said their intentions were good but ruled that buying drugs online and selling them was not protected by an exemption for drug storage and testing.
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BC court set to rule on constitutional challenge of activists' trafficking convictions
A British Columbia Supreme Court judge is expected to rule today on a constitutional challenge from two harm-reduction activists convicted of drug trafficking who argued they were doing it to reduce the harms caused by toxic drugs.
·Vancouver, Canada
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B.C. court to rule on Constitutional challenge of activists’ trafficking convictions
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge is expected to rule today on a constitutional challenge from two harm-reduction activists convicted of drug trafficking who argued they were doing
·Toronto, Canada
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Winnipeg Free Press+13 Reposted by 13 other sources
B.C. court to rule on Constitutional challenge of activists' trafficking convictions
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge is expected to rule today on a constitutional challenge from two harm-reduction activists convicted of drug trafficking who argued they were doing it to reduce the harms caused by toxic drugs.
·Winnipeg, Canada
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Total News Sources21
Leaning Left14Leaning Right0Center7Last UpdatedBias Distribution67% Left
Bias Distribution
- 67% of the sources lean Left
67% Left
L 67%
C 33%
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