Make no mistake: Drug abuse is a political problem, and when people who address it progressively and with care for users are arrested or otherwise put into the misnamed “criminal justice” system, they are, in fact, political targets. Eris Nyx and Jeremy Kalicum deserve rewards for their hard work and for keeping people alive. They should not be put in jail or into the legal system.

Workers World Party has consistently opposed state repression and mass incarceration as a “solution” to the problem of drug use. For decades, the party has advanced the slogan, “Fight drugs with jobs, not jails.” It is in this spirit, and the spirit of defending political prisoners, that we offer our solidarity to the Drug User Liberation Front, its leaders and to those who depended on the safe supply of drugs they provided.

End the Canadian government’s campaign against Eris Nyx and Jeremy Kalicum! Down with the War on Drugs!

Related: Defend compassion clubs! Stop the persecution of the Drug Users Liberation Front!