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Drug user advocates concerned about B.C.'s decriminalization exception request

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Advocates for drug users are raising concerns about British Columbia's request for Health Canada to empower police to step in when they see illicit drug use in public spaces, saying it may be a step backward in the fight against the deadly opioid crisis.

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The Globe & Mail

B.C.’s retreat on drug decriminalization spurs concern about fates of similar plans

In Toronto, officials have asked Health Canada to approve a decriminalization plan that is even more sweeping than what was tested in B.C.

23 days ago·Canada

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Vancouver Sun

Vaughn Palmer: B.C. premier comes close to a mea culpa on drug decriminalization

VICTORIA — Premier David Eby now concedes that his NDP government should have done more from the outset to restrict open drug use under its beleaguered experiment with decriminalization in B.C.

22 days ago·Vancouver, Canada

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CP24

Drug user advocates concerned about B.C.'s decriminalization exception request

23 days ago·Toronto, Canada

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City News

Drug user advocates concerned about B.C.'s decriminalization exception request

VANCOUVER — Advocates for drug users are raising concerns about British Columbia’s request for Health Canada to empower police to step in when they see illicit drug use in public spaces, saying it may be a step backward in the fight against the deadly opioid crisis. Brittany Graham, the executive director of the Vancouver Area […]

23 days ago·Toronto, Canada

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BIV News

Baldrey: The 'proverbial gamechangers' of B.C.'s drug decriminalization experiment

Premier David Eby's announcement that illicit drugs could soon no longer be used in any public space at all had been building for months, columnist Keith Baldrey said.

22 days ago

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