drug possession

BC Health Officer Defends Drug Decriminalization as Province Grapples With Record Overdose Deaths

As B.C. grapples with record-breaking overdose deaths so far this year, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry is defending the government’s stance on the decriminalization of illicit drugs. Her remarks ...

September 21, 2023BY Amanda Brown
Ottawa Grants BC Request to Amend Drug Possession Exemption Amid Safety Concerns for Children

Less than a year after the exemption allowing adults to possess a specified quantity of hard drugs came ...

September 14, 2023BY Andrew Chen
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
Three Arrested in Pomona on Gun, Drug Charges

POMONA—Three people are in custody on Feb. 24 after police arrested them on drug and weapons charges in ...

February 24, 2022BY City News Service
Washington’s Supreme Court Decriminalizes Drug Possession

Washington's Supreme Court struck down a strict liability drug law in the state that had made possession of ...

March 3, 2021BY Matthew Vadum