Vancouver's supervised injection   facility granted constitutional   exemption from federal drug law.
In a landmark decision on 27 May 2008, the B.C. Supreme Court held that because Insite--North America's only supervised injection facility (SIF)--provided health care, denial of access to Insite and safe injection would threaten individuals' rights to life, liberty and security of the person.
D001955:British Columbia; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control; D006268:Health Facilities / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous