The opioid crisis in Canada remains a major public health emergency, and Vancouver one of its epicentres. This nation-wide catastrophe is driven in large part by a toxic, unpredictable illegal drug supply. For activist and businessperson Dana Larsen, the persistence of the crisis is evidence that criminalization of drug use isn’t working. He has been advocating to end the War on Drugs and permanently change how Canada treats illicit substances and those who use them. On Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, he operates the Coca Leaf Café and Medicinal Mushroom Dispensary to both provide safe drugs and to fund Get Your Drugs Tested, a free drug-testing centre. Now, with his business licence revoked and the testing centre unexpectedly shuttered, he must convince Vancouver City Council to allow him to resume operations. A film that challenges your beliefs and morals, asking what actionable solutions can be implemented to stem the tide of the thousands dying on Canada’s streets due to an unsafe drug supply. Aisha Jamal