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CBC.caVancouver's controversial Insite clinic can stay open, the Supreme Court said Friday in a landmark ruling.
In a unanimous decision, the court ruled that not allowing the clinic to operate under an exemption from drug laws would be a violation of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
The court ordered the federal minister of health to grant an immediate exemption to allow Insite to operate.
The long-running court battle between the federal government and Insite supporters was based on the clinic's claim — supported by two lower court rulings — that it should be allowed to operate exempt from federal drug laws.
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