Cooked Crack Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 Quote A Vancouver man has opened a mobile drug store to provide a safe supply of illicit substances to users in the downtown core. Drug user advocates have been calling for an accessible safe supply for years to combat the toxic and drug overdose crisis and, now, Jerry Martin has taken matters into his own hands. “We are trying to help curb overdoses and other dangers that happen from drug buying,” he told Global News. “We are providing testing and supplies so people can do drugs safer.” Wednesday was the opening day for The Drugs Store, a small mobile store that is selling heroin, meth, cocaine and MDMA, all of which have been tested at a drug testing site for harmful additives, Martin said Quote In a statement, Vancouver police said they are aware of the store and will consider enforcement against anyone violating the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. Martin said he actually wants to be arrested in an effort to raise funds to launch a constitutional challenge to make all drugs legalized, which he says costs around $250,000. https://globalnews.ca/news/9673682/illegal-drug-store-vancouver-illicit-substances-safe-supply/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CousinsCowgirl84 Posted May 5, 2023 Share Posted May 5, 2023 I’m fine either the idea but I have my doubts about his altruism . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tshile Posted May 5, 2023 Share Posted May 5, 2023 I’ve been calling for this for years. Nothing good comes from the black market drug trade. A regulated supply that isn’t for-profit, at least had something good to offer the situation. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooked Crack Posted May 5, 2023 Author Share Posted May 5, 2023 29 minutes ago, CousinsCowgirl84 said: I’m fine either the idea but I have my doubts about his altruism . If you watch the vid that dude looks like he's using his on supply Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CousinsCowgirl84 Posted May 5, 2023 Share Posted May 5, 2023 44 minutes ago, Cooked Crack said: If you watch the vid that dude looks like he's using his on supply Yea, extra doubts ensue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistertim Posted May 5, 2023 Share Posted May 5, 2023 Hang on, how is crack more than regular coke? I thought the whole point was that it was supposed to be cheaper? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tshile Posted May 5, 2023 Share Posted May 5, 2023 2 minutes ago, mistertim said: Hang on, how is crack more than regular coke? I thought the whole point was that it was supposed to be cheaper? It’s more concentrated. You get way more out of 1.5 pt of crack compared to 2pt if cocaine It’s actually cheaper 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistertim Posted May 5, 2023 Share Posted May 5, 2023 1 minute ago, tshile said: It’s more concentrated. You get way more out of 1.5 pt of crack compared to 2pt if cocaine It’s actually cheaper Huh. That makes sense. I don't know whether I should be proud or ashamed of my lack of knowledge in this area. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tshile Posted May 5, 2023 Share Posted May 5, 2023 Yeah I’m going through a slightly different but similar thing right now 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooked Crack Posted May 5, 2023 Author Share Posted May 5, 2023 58 minutes ago, mistertim said: Hang on, how is crack more than regular coke? I thought the whole point was that it was supposed to be cheaper? Crack comes with more labor and equipment costs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistertim Posted May 5, 2023 Share Posted May 5, 2023 1 hour ago, Cooked Crack said: Crack comes with more labor and equipment costs? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooked Crack Posted May 7, 2023 Author Share Posted May 7, 2023 Grand opening, grand closing Quote Vancouver police say they have arrested a man operating a storefront selling illicit drugs including cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and MDMA. Drug user advocate Jerry Martin opened the shop, based out of a mobile trailer, Wednesday evening in the city’s Downtown Eastside. https://globalnews.ca/news/9674611/mobile-drugs-store-arrest-vancouver/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooked Crack Posted July 2, 2023 Author Share Posted July 2, 2023 On 5/4/2023 at 8:51 PM, Cooked Crack said: If you watch the vid that dude looks like he's using his on supply The Man Who Opened a Store Selling Heroin and Cocaine Has Died From an Overdose Quote The man who opened the first store in Canada openly selling tested heroin, cocaine, meth, and MDMA has died of an overdose. Jerry Martin died in Vancouver on Friday, a few days after he was hospitalized due to a suspected fentanyl overdose, according to his partner Krista Thomas. He was 51 years old. Although Martin survived the overdose initially, he remained unresponsive in hospital and his family eventually decided to take him off life support. He previously told VICE News he had been addicted to cocaine and had been homeless for much of his youth. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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