Brown and Gagnon: Why we need 'safe' spaces to consume cannabis

Safe consumption of legal and illegal substances is of particular concern to Canada’s nurses. Nurses have been at the forefront of challenging political barriers that restricted the implementation of safer consumption spaces, including supervised injection services. As nurses, we know that the spaces in which substance use occurs and the laws that govern where individuals are permitted to use substances are relevant to the health of both people who use drugs and the broader public.
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