Drug Users Liberation Front et al. v. The Attorney General of Canada et al.
Drug Users Liberation Front, the Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
Law Firm / Organization
JFK Law Corporation
Law Firm / Organization
Pender Litigation
Lawyer(s)

Stephanie Dickson

Attorney General of Canada, the Minister of Health, the Director General of Controlled Substances Directorate Health Canada

- Parties: The applicants were the Drug Users Liberation Front and the Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users. The respondents were the Attorney General of Canada, the Minister of Health, and the Director General of Controlled Substances Directorate Health Canada.

- Subject Matter: This judicial review application sought to quash a decision by the Director General of Health Canada’s Controlled Substances Directorate. The decision denied an exemption from the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, 1996 (CDSA), pursuant to s. 56(1) of the CDSA, to enable the applicants to operate a Safe Supply Fulfillment Centre and Cocaine, Heroin and Methamphetamine Clubs in Vancouver, B.C.

- Date: The hearing was set on Mar. 7, 2024.

- Venue: This was a federal case before the Federal Court.

- Amount: No financial award was specified.

Federal Court
T-1836-22
Health law
26 August 2022