Some B.C. researchers are baffled after being excluded from the $2.85-million evaluation of the province’s drug decriminalization policy
B.C. researchers are excluded from leading a federally funded evaluation of the province’s drug decriminalization policy, with the funding agency saying that those living or working in B.C. could present a conflict of interest.
The province in November applied to Health Canada for an exemption from federal drug laws so it can decriminalize personal possession of small amounts of illicit drugs. The application wasThe operating grant is funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research , the federal agency responsible for funding health and medical research in Canada.
The team must, however, convene an arm’s-length advisory board, which can include researchers living or working in B.C. A decision is expected in early October, with funding to start Sept. 1. A nurse at the Crosstown Clinic, a supervised injection site in Vancouver, hands out a syringe of medical-grade heroin to a patient, on May 6.“It was an approach we had taken before we knew actually what was going to be offered in terms of an exemption,” he said. “We had it basically preapproved using our internal processes, and then once the exemption was announced, we basically just put B.C. on the funding opportunity, got it finally approved and we launched.
Bernie Pauly, a scientist with the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research at the University of Victoria, said she was puzzled by the exclusion, as researchers go to great lengths to identify limitations and potential conflicts.
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