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Focus BC: B.C.’s drug decriminalization experiment

February 3, 2023

It was a historic week as B.C. became the first province in Canada to decriminalize small amounts of illicit drugs. In the Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, edition of Focus BC, host Richard Zussman speaks with community organizer Vince Tao with the Vancouver Area Network of Drugs (VANDU) and BC Liberal leader Kevin Falcon about the initiative.

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