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decriminalization

  • BC Rebrands Safer Supply, Pushes Ahead as ‘Landmark’ Study Scrutinized
    BC Rebrands Safer Supply, Pushes Ahead as ‘Landmark’ Study Scrutinized
    Health officials in British Columbia are using language and messaging that casts a favourable light on the province's safer supply approach to drug addiction. This includes moving away from the ...
    February 6, 2024BY Tara MacIsaac
  • Saskatchewan Restricts Illicit Drug Promotion Information, Equipment
    Saskatchewan Restricts Illicit Drug Promotion Information, Equipment
    Saskatchewan’s government says it will no longer allow "safe supply" organizations to provide instructions on how to use ...
    January 19, 2024BY Chandra Philip
  • BC Government Plans to Offer ‘Safe’ Fentanyl for Minors and Adults
    BC Government Plans to Offer ‘Safe’ Fentanyl for Minors and Adults
    British Columbia is working on a plan to offer a “safe” supply of fentanyl to adults and minors. ...
    January 11, 2024BY Chandra Philip
  • BC Conservatives Want Notwithstanding Clause Used to Overrule Court Decision on Drug Use
    BC Conservatives Want Notwithstanding Clause Used to Overrule Court Decision on Drug Use
    British Columbia should use the notwithstanding clause to implement legislation to curtail drug use in public places like ...
    January 3, 2024BY Chandra Philip
  • ‘Absolutely Ridiculous’: BC Elected Officials Decry Court’s Pause on Legislation Banning Public Drug Use
    ‘Absolutely Ridiculous’: BC Elected Officials Decry Court’s Pause on Legislation Banning Public Drug Use
    Several B.C. politicians are speaking out against a Dec. 29 court decision that blocks provincial laws designed to ...
    December 30, 2023BY Chandra Philip
  • BC Pares Back Decriminalization, Looks to Ban Illicit Drug Use in More Public Spaces
    BC Pares Back Decriminalization, Looks to Ban Illicit Drug Use in More Public Spaces
    The B.C. government is tabling legislation that will ban illicit drug use in public spaces, including playgrounds, skateparks, ...
    October 6, 2023BY Chandra Philip
  • Scottish Government Calls for Decriminalisation of Drug Possession for Personal Use
    Scottish Government Calls for Decriminalisation of Drug Possession for Personal Use
    The Scottish government has called on the UK government to decriminalise the possession of drugs for personal use. ...
    July 7, 2023BY Alexander Zhang
  • BC Companies Prepare to Become Hard-Drug Manufacturers on a Commercial Scale
    BC Companies Prepare to Become Hard-Drug Manufacturers on a Commercial Scale
    News Analysis The recent gaffe in which two B.C. companies announced they had licences to sell cocaine brings ...
    March 7, 2023BY Tara MacIsaac
  • ‘We Need to Reverse These Policies’: Poilievre Condemns Hard Drug Decriminalization in BC
    ‘We Need to Reverse These Policies’: Poilievre Condemns Hard Drug Decriminalization in BC
    As British Columbia's temporary decriminalization of hard drugs kicks in this week, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says relaxation of ...
    February 4, 2023BY Andrew Chen
  • BC’s Handling of Drug Crisis Has Been an ‘Abject Failure,’ Says Poilievre
    BC’s Handling of Drug Crisis Has Been an ‘Abject Failure,’ Says Poilievre
    British Columbia's ongoing attempts to handle its drug crisis have been an "abject failure," says federal Conservative Leader ...
    February 2, 2023BY Peter Wilson
  • BC’s Decriminalization of Illicit Drugs to Start Jan. 31
    BC’s Decriminalization of Illicit Drugs to Start Jan. 31
    On Jan. 31, the B.C. government will decriminalize possession of hard drugs under a temporary authorization by Health ...
    January 30, 2023BY Marnie Cathcart
  • Illicit Drugs For Personal Use Decriminalised in Australia’s Capital Territory
    Illicit Drugs For Personal Use Decriminalised in Australia’s Capital Territory
    The Australian Capital Territory (ACT), home of the capital city Canberra has become the first Australian jurisdiction to ...
    October 20, 2022BY AAP
  • Most Canadians Oppose Decriminalizing Narcotics, Says Privy Council Report
    Most Canadians Oppose Decriminalizing Narcotics, Says Privy Council Report
    Canadians are opposed to the decriminalization of personal possession of cocaine and other narcotics in British Columbia, according ...
    October 19, 2022BY Andrew Chen
  • Cannabis Users 22 Percent More Likely to Need Emergency Care, Hospitalization: Study
    Cannabis Users 22 Percent More Likely to Need Emergency Care, Hospitalization: Study
    Emergency care and hospitalizations are 22 percent higher among Canadians who use cannabis compared with those who don’t, ...
    June 29, 2022BY Isaac Teo
  • No Countrywide Decriminalization to Follow as BC Exempts Possession of Small Amounts of Illegal Drugs: Justice Minister
    No Countrywide Decriminalization to Follow as BC Exempts Possession of Small Amounts of Illegal Drugs: Justice Minister
    Following British Columbia's announcement to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of illicit drugs for personal use, federal ...
    June 1, 2022BY Andrew Chen
  • Bill to Decriminalize Hard Drugs the Wrong Approach: Retired Physician
    Bill to Decriminalize Hard Drugs the Wrong Approach: Retired Physician
    A private member’s bill introduced in the Senate that seeks to decriminalize hard drugs on the grounds that ...
    March 25, 2021BY Lee Harding
  • Health Canada Agrees to Discuss Decriminalization of Simple Drug Possession, Vancouver Mayor Says
    Health Canada Agrees to Discuss Decriminalization of Simple Drug Possession, Vancouver Mayor Says
    Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart says Health Canada has agreed to start formal discussions on the city’s plan to ...
    January 28, 2021BY Isaac Teo
  • Decriminalization Not the Way to Deal With Opioid Crisis, Experts Say
    Decriminalization Not the Way to Deal With Opioid Crisis, Experts Say
    News Analysis Vancouver city council passed a motion by Mayor Kennedy Stewart seeking to decriminalize possession of small ...
    November 26, 2020BY Lee Harding
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