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Ottawa approves B.C.'s request to recriminalize use of illicit drugs in public spaces

B.C. Has been granted an exemption to its decriminalization pilot program, re-criminalizing public drug use in the province.
Federal Addictions Minister Ya’ara Saks announced the exemption, effective immediately.
The B.C. Government is implementing new measures to give police power to enforce against drug use in public places, while providing support and treatment for those with addictions.

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CTV News

Ottawa approves B.C.'s request to recriminalize drug use in public spaces

The federal government approved B.C.'s request Tuesday to recriminalize the use of drugs in public spaces such as hospitals and parks.

12 days ago·Canada

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CBC News

Ottawa approves B.C.'s request to recriminalize use of illicit drugs in public spaces

Minister of Addictions and Mental Health Ya'ara Saks said Tuesday the federal government has approved the B.C. government’s request to recriminalize the use of illicit drugs in public spaces.

12 days ago·Canada

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Global News

Ottawa approves B.C.’s ask for public drug use ban in decriminalization pilot

At the start of 2023, B.C. began its three-year decriminalization pilot project as the province grapples with high rates of opioid addiction.

12 days ago·Toronto, Canada

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Winnipeg Free Press

Ottawa approves British Columbia's request to scale back drug decriminalization pilot

OTTAWA – Mental Health and Addictions Minister Ya’ara Saks says the federal government has granted British Columbia’s request to scale back its drug decriminalization pilot program. Saks says the change […]

12 days ago·Winnipeg, Canada

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The Toronto Star

Ottawa approves British Columbia’s request to scale back drug decriminalization pilot

OTTAWA - The federal government has granted British Columbia's request to scale back its drug decriminalization pilot program in public places, Mental Health and Addictions Minister Ya'ara Saks said Tuesday.

12 days ago·Toronto, Canada

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The Epoch Times

Ottawa Approves BC’s Request to Scale Back Drug Decriminalization Program

The Liberal government has accepted British Columbia’s request to scale back its drug decriminalization pilot program, which goes into effect immediately. “We have granted B.C.’s request for an amendment to their proposal. We have said yes,” Mental Health and Addictions Minister Ya’ara Saks told reporters on May 7. B.C. recently requested that Health Canada amend an exemption that had allowed the decriminalization of individual possession of sma…

12 days ago·New York, United States

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