A large group of doctors, HIV researchers and other public health officials has just released a letter lambasting the Canadian governmentâs bill S-10, which would overhaul illicit drug laws. The principle target of the 564 signatories â which includes doctors, nurses, social workers and law professors â is a provision that would impose minimum prison sentences of at least six months for a variety of drug offenses, including operating small-scale marijuana grow operations.
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