why-banning-the-controversial-painkiller-kratom-could-be-bad-news-for-americas-heroin-addicts

http://www.vice.com/read/why-banning-the-controversial-painkiller-kratom-could-be-bad-news-for-americas-heroin-addicts

the economist on legalization of cannabis in Canada

http://www.economist.com/news/americas/21684186-converting-medical-marijuana-industry-recreational-one-will-not-be-easy-justin-trudeau

the dr peter centre is canada's second approved supervised injection site

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/vancouver-facility-becomes-canadas-second-approved-supervised-injection-site/article28216557/

nine signs the drug war is waning - the Thetyee - jan 2016

http://www.thetyee.ca/Opinion/2016/01/01/War-on-Drugs-Is-Waning/