BC Drug Decriminalization
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First Oregon, now B.C.: Why drug decriminalization faces renewed questionsDrug addiction researchers and advocates for a comprehensive, health-based approach say decriminalization needs time to work, and only with connected supports.HealthMay 20, 2024
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Drug use in B.C.’s hospitals sparks feisty debate in the legislatureThe Official Opposition, B.C. United, called out the government over a string of stories about illegal drug use in hospitals, with users allowed to leave their beds.PoliticsApr 11, 2024
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Interior mayors calling on B.C. to push ahead with ban of illegal drugs in public placesMayors of nine Southern Interior cities and towns are calling on the province to continue in its efforts to ban illegal drug use in many public settings.HealthFeb 1, 2024
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Communities should be able to make own bylaws against hard drug use: BC United partyB.C. has embarked on a three-year experiment with the decriminalization of small quantities of certain illegal drugs without criminal penalty.PoliticsApr 21, 2023
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Pushback on Interior Health suggestion to delay ‘safe spaces’ bylawsInterior Health Authority says communities eyeing new bylaws should wait for six months before potentially implementing them.CanadaApr 21, 2023
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Kelowna, B.C. mayor calls for playgrounds to be exempt from drug decriminalizationThe provincial Ministry of Mental Health and Addiction said it is working "to support municipalities in adopting a public health approach to substance use."CanadaMar 28, 2023
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Calls for more action and concerns about service gaps – Okanagan reacts to drug decriminalizationOn the eve of drug decriminalization in B.C., there was a range of reactions in the Okanagan to the historic policy change.CanadaJan 30, 2023
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B.C.’s 3-year experiment with drug decriminalization starts TuesdayStarting Tuesday, adults with up to two-and-a-half grams of drugs for personal use, including opioids, cocaine and MDMA, will not be arrested or charged.HealthJan 30, 2023
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Okanagan reaction to B.C. drug decriminalization mixedThe federal government formally handed B.C. an exemption under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act on Tuesday.CanadaMay 31, 2022
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Health Canada mulling B.C.’s drug decriminalization request but with lower threshold: ministerB.C.'s request calls for a person to be allowed to carry up to 4.5 grams of illicit drugs, but the federal government is allegedly mulling a 2.5-gram cumulative threshold.HealthApr 6, 2022
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