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Dana Larsen: 4/20 returns to Sunset Beach

A long-time drug policy reformer lists 12 reasons why there are still reasons to protest in response to the Trudeau goverrnment's "legalization" of cannabis.

Dana Larsen: Vancouver council to hear from public on medical mushroom access

A long-time drug-policy reformer plans to open a storefront for microdoses in the coming months.

Dana Larsen: The marijuana potency myth

Could cannabis really be 12,600 times stronger now than the 1960s?

Dana Larsen: Canadian docs warned that cannabis could be as risky as opioids

The authors even claim that patients who experience medical benefits from cannabis are really suffering from a "placebo effect", reinforced by the amount of money they've spent...

Dana Larsen: Activist offers drug testing by mail

Send in your street drugs in to get them analyzed, free of charge.

Dana Larsen: 4/20 belongs at Sunset Beach

Political opposition won't prevent cannabis protesters from gathering in the West End on April 20, according to one of the organizers of the event.

Dana Larsen: April 20 doesn't cause car accidents

New research debunks a flawed study linking 4/20 events to fatal car crashes.

Dana Larsen: New consumption laws exposing drug war hypocrisy

Cannabis activist weighs in on contradictory drug laws recently passed in B.C.

Dana Larsen: Opium tea will end the overdose crisis

Let's overgrow Canada with poppies to make a safe drug supply!

Dana Larsen: Media reports 8,851 Canadians killed by cannabis

The focus of a recent study was on the financial costs to society associated with use of various substances, but it included death tallies as well.