Starting next year, the federal government is temporarily decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of hard drugs in B.C., as part of the solution to the unrelenting opioid crisis. But is it an idea that Canadians support? As Paul Johnson reports, a new poll suggests opinions on the issue are divided along party lines.
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