Donald MacPherson blog ....... see http://donaldmacpherson.ca/
Donald MacPherson is the former Drug Policy Coordinator for the City of Vancouver a position he took up after 10 years of experience in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, the epicentre of Vancouver's drug scene. He is the author of Vancouver’s groundbreaking Four Pillars Drug Strategy that precipitated a broad public discussion on issues related to addiction in Vancouver. The Four Pillars Strategy calls for a new approach to drug problems in Vancouver based on public health principles and the Prevention Strategy that he authored calls for the appropriate regulation of all psychoactive substances as part of a comprehensive approach to drug problems in Vancouver. In 2007 he was awarded a Kaiser Foundation National Award of Excellence in Public Policy. In June of 2009 the City of Vancouver was awarded the Canadian Urban Institutes Secure City Award for the City’s continuing advocacy for services that create a more secure city for all residents. In November of 2009 MacPherson received the highest award of the Drug Policy Alliance at the International Drug Policy Reform Conference in Albuquerque New Mexico, the Richard J. Dennis Drug Peace Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Drug Policy Reform. Watch the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVvyKKtv9Iw
Donald has just put up a blog that you should check out. The purpose of the blog is to spark discussion, dialogue and debate about what Canada's new drug policy should look like and to engage others in this process. He would love feedback on the blog if you have time. He can be reached at donaldmacpherson@shaw.ca or on his blog at http://donaldmacpherson.ca/
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