The British Columbia government is banning all illicit drug use in public spaces, reversing course on its decriminalization policy that was intended to tackle the province’s overdose crisis. Neetu Garcha explains why B.C. is backtracking, and why advocates are worried recriminalizing drugs won’t solve the worsening emergency.
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