Justice Murray highlighted that CDSA violates Charter rights to life, security, and equality, and affirmed what harm reduction advocates have long argued...

DULF's compassion club saved lives by providing tested drugs to prevent overdoses, and the court agreed: this is harm reduction, not crime.

Stay tuned for a more thorough analysis of the decision.

The decision stays DULF co-founders Erix Nyx and Jeremy Kalcium’s criminal convictions, recognizing that the pair “selflessly put themselves on the line” to save lives through DULF’s safer supply compassion club. This is a watershed moment for the drug user liberation movement.

"You selflessly put yourselves to the side for this cause, and that's something most people wouldn't do. For that, I applaud you. You should be proud of yourselves," she says to Kalicum and Nyx. "You put your lives on hold for many valuable years, and I can see this process has is worn you down."

BREAKING: Jeremy Kalicum and Eris Nyx's charges are being thrown out. she said they did a public service "at considerable personal cost."

i'm in BC Supreme Court waiting to hear the ruling from Justice Catherine Murray, who is making findings: a non-medicalized safe supply program is desperately needed, the DULF compassion club didn't cause any harm, and there wasn't any licit supply for DULF to access