Asset based community developer, founded VANDU, overdose prevention site pioneer, toilet crusader, DTES citizen, mother
Vancouver, British Columbia
Joined December 2017
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Ann Livingston retweeted
“Reconsidering the Alberta study of the closure of the Red Deer supervised consumption site” by Thomas Kerr and colleagues (2026) via @ijdrugpolicy. This was highlighted at @INHepSU 2026 in Prague by Elaine Hyshka!
Link: sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
Ann Livingston retweeted
Sarkonak accused a judge of bias, but the judge's ruling that the CDSA engages s.7 and s.15 of the Charter is established jurisprudence. Sarkonak also accused a judge of applauding enriching organized crime and feeding addictions, but the judge did nothing of the sort.
Ann Livingston retweeted
Which comes first homelessness or addiction? instagram.com/reel/Dc6rJfBDo…
Ann Livingston retweeted
"On September 29, 2026, the BC Supreme Court ruled that the criminal law used to arrest and convict DULF co-founders ... is unconstitutional: section 5(2) of the CDSA violates the Section 7 and Section 15 Charter rights of DULF co-founders and [PWUD]."
youtube.com/watch?v=7i7OBfMH…
Ann Livingston retweeted
A Vancouver cop told DULF’s founders he would personally advocate for them.
2 years later, he approved the investigation that led to raids on their homes.
defactomedia.ca/how-vancouve…
Ann Livingston retweeted
Perhaps you can explain how the judge erred. The authority in question is granted by the Charter, of which you have no expertise.
bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/sc/26/18…
Ann Livingston retweeted
Truth!*
*Because of the drug war most people don't know what they're taking; they don't know the purity; they don't know the content; they use in secret; they use in isolated places; they're afraid to ask for advice for fear of stigma, and in crisis they are afraid to call for help for fear of arrest.
The Drug War fuels overdose.
Ann Livingston retweeted
A BC judge said the DEA operated illegally in Canada despite knowing the rules. She called the conduct "egregious" and threw out an extradition case against a Canadian and alleged drug smuggler. My latest: vancouversun.com/news/crime/…
Ann Livingston retweeted
Maybe next time add a sentence about how drug prohibition invariably corrupts law enforcement.
straight.com/life/1158016/dr…
Ann Livingston retweeted
´People who use stimulants face distinct health risks and may require tailored services that address both substance use and other health care needs.’ researchgate.net/publication…
Ann Livingston retweeted
507 people died while homeless, that’s more than triple the 157 deaths in 2020.
While deaths skyrocketed, the City of Vancouver failed on both housing and access to supervised consumption sites in an area already experiencing an extreme overdose crisis
cbc.ca/news/canada/british-c…
Ann Livingston retweeted
Dark Alliance: key US ally Daniel Noboa linked to S. American drug trade
The Grayzone's Oscar Leon interviews Andres Durán, an Ecuadoran investigative journalist who has had to flee his country due to his allegations that billionaire, US-allied President Daniel Noboa, the Noboa family and their inner circle are intimately involved in the international drug trade.
In this explosive interview, Durán reveals the following:
-Ecuador, not Venezuela, is the primary departure point for cocaine shipments to the US and Europe, with Noboa's family businesses repeatedly linked to drug seizures
-Multiple cocaine trafficking scandals involve Noboa-owned companies (e.g., Noboa Trading, Blasti S.A., Transmabo) and a family farm (San Luis), including shipments intercepted in Europe and 193 kg seized in 2025
-Durán accuses Noboa of heading a "criminal economy" enabled by political decisions: defunding port security, deregulating banana exports, lacking financial oversight, and using shell companies for money laundering
-Investigations are allegedly obstructed without thorough probes, no arrests of high-level figures, while cases are dismissed as "contamination" despite Noboa companies controlling the full supply chain
-Ecuador's criminal economy is estimated at a staggering 18-22% of GDP thanks to weak state oversight, dollarization, and documented ties to the Albanian mafia
Ann Livingston retweeted
Confirmed.
justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/for…
Ann Livingston retweeted
A top ex-DEA official and veteran CIA asset were busted in $12 million scheme to launder cash and procure drones for Mexico’s Jalisco cartel
@MaxBlumenthal visits a Northern Virginia home raided by federal agents and wonders who America’s drug warriors are really working for
Ann Livingston retweeted
Here's the 1993 60 Minutes report on how the CIA recruited a Venezuelan military officer, General Ramón Guillén Davila, to help them ship 22 tons of cocaine into American cities
The Cartel of the Suns disappeared once it lost its utility to the CIA, and was resurrected by the US government when it began targeting Venezuela
Ann Livingston retweeted
It's a drug apartheid - brutally enforced by the military, the police, customs and government departments.
Prohibition is so irrational, so untenable, so harsh and brutal, it raises questions about just how civilised and advanced we really are.
'Please Sir....'
'Let me join I'm not addictive...'
'How about me I'm natural'
'What about me, I'll be good'
Say no to all drug exceptionalism.
The privilege of prohibition is corrupt & devastatingly damaging.
Don't seek to join it.
Instead unite!
Seek to expose it, challenge it and overthrow this shoddy dispicable system of privilege and oppression!
Ann Livingston retweeted
Ah comrade, no. RiP @PeteKrykant_OPC 💔 bbc.com/news/articles/clyg0v…
