Hard Drugs
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Okanagan mayors support legal battle to ban public drug use in parks, playgroundsThe legal battle over where drug use should and shouldn't be allowed is heating up after the B.C Supreme Court struck down Bill 34.CanadaFeb 6
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Man arrested for selling hard drugs from B.C. kiosk gears up for Charter challengeVancouver police arrested Jerry Martin and impounded cash, drugs and the mobile trailer he was operating as "The Drugs Store" on Thursday, one day after he'd begun operations.HealthMay 8, 2023
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First step or misstep? Mixed reaction to B.C. drug decriminalizationThe province is set to embark on a three-year drug decriminalization experiment Tuesday, built on a three-year federal exemption from the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.HealthJan 31, 2023
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Public split on B.C.’s plan to decriminalize hard drugs, but support may be growing: pollForty-nine per cent of respondents in B.C. said they supported the idea, compared to 39 per cent who were opposed.HealthJul 15, 2022
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Vancouver backs push for ‘compassion clubs’ selling safer heroin, cocaine, methTwo groups are seeking a federal exemption to drug laws to run a "compassion club" that would distribute an untainted supply of street drugs, in a bid to curb overdose deaths.HealthOct 8, 2021
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Trudeau unconvinced decriminalizing hard drugs is a cure-all for opioid crisisBut Trudeau once felt the same way about marijuana -- conceding it during an interview this week -- before changing his mind.CanadaDec 19, 2019
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B.C.’s top doctor urges province to decriminalize possession of hard drugs to address overdose crisisDr. Bonnie Henry says the evidence shows that criminalizing people who use drugs does more harm than good.HealthApr 24, 2019
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