Concerns about Vancouver’s drug decriminalization model
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Concerns about Vancouver’s drug decriminalization model
Description
May 11, 2021
The city of Vancouver could become the first jurisdiction in Canada to decriminalize small amounts of street drugs but as Nadia Stewart reports, drug user advocates say the 'Vancouver Model' for decriminalization is full of policy flaws.
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Concerns about Vancouver’s drug decriminalization model01:43 | May 11, 2021 -
New community resource centre in Downtown Eastside02:24 | 7 hours ago -
Indoor heat safety continues to be a challenge in some B.C. residential buildings04:49 | June 23, 2026 -
The Grocery Wars Challenge04:37 | June 22, 2026 -
Correctional officers hospitalized after exposure to substance02:21 | June 22, 2026 -
Health Matters: Staying healthy in the sun04:26 | June 22, 2026 -
Weekend Tee: Golfathon for ALS04:38 | June 20, 2026 -
A mother is fighting to get her son back after he was taken into ministry care02:38 | June 17, 2026 -
Health officials expanding their research to the North Shore01:30 | June 17, 2026 -
Wellness Wednesday: Indigenous wellness and matriarchy04:58 | June 17, 2026 -
Health Matters: The importance of clean indoor air during wildfires04:26 | June 17, 2026 -
This is BC: BC paramedic’s musical side hustle02:37 | June 16, 2026 -
Specialist waitlists up in BC01:56 | June 16, 2026 -
ER visits because of e-scooter accidents up dramatically02:02 | June 16, 2026 -
Number of toxic drug deaths falling in BC02:04 | June 16, 2026 -
Health Matters: More kids are getting injured on e-scooters04:28 | June 16, 2026 -
Infectious diseases surveillance at FIFA World Cup04:53 | June 15, 2026 -
Mental Health: Love bombing: relationship red flag04:48 | June 14, 2026 -
Ask an Expert: Maintaining your health on a GLP-1 medication04:25 | June 13, 2026 -
Safe Social Media Act05:47 | June 13, 2026 -
Coast Mental Health hoping to redevelop headquarters in Mount Pleasant into housing campus01:57 | June 12, 2026 -
Food bank demand up in Surrey01:56 | June 11, 2026 -
Peace Arch Hospital offers hallway eye masks, earplugs01:54 | June 11, 2026 -
Report sounds alarm about staffing shortages in B.C. senior care01:51 | June 11, 2026 -
BC Care Providers Association report calls for workforce strategy for seniors’ care sector04:48 | June 11, 2026 -
Health Matters: The risks of ‘tan-maxxing’05:00 | June 10, 2026 -
BC on the hook for more than $200M in unpaid medical bills02:07 | June 9, 2026 -
Global BC Curious Minds: How FibroScan checks liver health02:02 | June 9, 2026 -
Vancouver cleaned up ahead of World Cup02:25 | June 8, 2026 -
Study finds over a third of young men at risk of gambling related harm04:28 | June 8, 2026 -
Tech Talk: FIFA offside tech & AI develops a vaccine04:18 | June 8, 2026 -
Fraser Health report on toxic drug poisonings looks at next steps06:01 | June 6, 2026
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Concerns about Vancouver’s drug decriminalization model01:43 | May 11, 2021
-
New community resource centre in Downtown Eastside02:24 | 7 hours ago
-
Indoor heat safety continues to be a challenge in some B.C. residential buildings04:49 | June 23, 2026
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The Grocery Wars Challenge04:37 | June 22, 2026
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Correctional officers hospitalized after exposure to substance02:21 | June 22, 2026
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Health Matters: Staying healthy in the sun04:26 | June 22, 2026
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Weekend Tee: Golfathon for ALS04:38 | June 20, 2026
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A mother is fighting to get her son back after he was taken into ministry care02:38 | June 17, 2026
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Health officials expanding their research to the North Shore01:30 | June 17, 2026
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Wellness Wednesday: Indigenous wellness and matriarchy04:58 | June 17, 2026
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Health Matters: The importance of clean indoor air during wildfires04:26 | June 17, 2026
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This is BC: BC paramedic’s musical side hustle02:37 | June 16, 2026
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Specialist waitlists up in BC01:56 | June 16, 2026
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ER visits because of e-scooter accidents up dramatically02:02 | June 16, 2026
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Number of toxic drug deaths falling in BC02:04 | June 16, 2026
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Health Matters: More kids are getting injured on e-scooters04:28 | June 16, 2026
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Infectious diseases surveillance at FIFA World Cup04:53 | June 15, 2026
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Mental Health: Love bombing: relationship red flag04:48 | June 14, 2026
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Ask an Expert: Maintaining your health on a GLP-1 medication04:25 | June 13, 2026
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Safe Social Media Act05:47 | June 13, 2026
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Coast Mental Health hoping to redevelop headquarters in Mount Pleasant into housing campus01:57 | June 12, 2026
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Food bank demand up in Surrey01:56 | June 11, 2026
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Peace Arch Hospital offers hallway eye masks, earplugs01:54 | June 11, 2026
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Report sounds alarm about staffing shortages in B.C. senior care01:51 | June 11, 2026
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BC Care Providers Association report calls for workforce strategy for seniors’ care sector04:48 | June 11, 2026
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Health Matters: The risks of ‘tan-maxxing’05:00 | June 10, 2026
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BC on the hook for more than $200M in unpaid medical bills02:07 | June 9, 2026
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Global BC Curious Minds: How FibroScan checks liver health02:02 | June 9, 2026
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Vancouver cleaned up ahead of World Cup02:25 | June 8, 2026
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Study finds over a third of young men at risk of gambling related harm04:28 | June 8, 2026
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Tech Talk: FIFA offside tech & AI develops a vaccine04:18 | June 8, 2026
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Fraser Health report on toxic drug poisonings looks at next steps06:01 | June 6, 2026
Concerns about Vancouver’s drug decriminalization model
Description
May 11, 2021
The city of Vancouver could become the first jurisdiction in Canada to decriminalize small amounts of street drugs but as Nadia Stewart reports, drug user advocates say the 'Vancouver Model' for decriminalization is full of policy flaws.
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