Episode 12: Impacts to women by drug decriminalization w/ Jade Boyd

<p>In this episode, Jade Boyd takes us through her life as a qualitative researcher scientist with British Columbia's Centre of Substance Use to understand the experiences and challenges of women who use drugs.</p> <p>This year the provincee of British Columbia legalised possession of 2.5 grams of certain illicit drugs for people 18 years and older. This is part of a three-year pilot in which  MDMA, Cocaine, Methamphetamines, and opioids have been decriminalised in hopes to tamp down on the escalating opioid crisis. </p> <p> </p> <p>Listen to the Best of the WWEST on <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/3F88WZ85OqMR2mffarMrlg?si=RnNFU9Y5Rwez9nJySh3Faw&nd=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Spotify</a>, <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/best-of-the-wwest/id1223781307?mt=2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple</a>, <a href= "https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d2VzdC5saWJzeW4uY29tL3Jzcw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Google</a>, <a href= "https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/e8ddf086-fb02-478d-8558-8ff0d92293b1/best-of-the-wwest" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon</a>, <a href= "https://www.iheart.com/podcast/263-best-of-the-wwest-29104430/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">iHeart</a>, <a href= "https://gaana.com/podcast/best-of-the-wwest-season-1" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Gaana</a>, and <a href= "https://castbox.fm/channel/id2950243?country=us" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Castbox</a></p> <p>Visit <a href= "https://wwest-cwse.ca/">wwest-cwse.ca</a> to learn more about WWEST and to listen to other available episodes.</p>