Decriminalization

Health

B.C. minister added to decriminalization court challenge

Canada’s Federal Court has agreed with British Columbia’s minister of mental health and addictions that she should be a respondent to a court challenge…

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Canada

Gov’t polling showed many Canadians’ drug decriminalization fears

Months before British Columbia sought to scale back its drug decriminalization pilot project, the federal government’s own polling suggested to…

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Canada

Toronto decriminalization pitch left addictions minister with ‘deep concerns’

Federal Addictions Minister Ya’ara Saks says she had “deep concerns” about the lack of limits Toronto put on its now-rejected…

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Canada

Ontario warns Toronto to drop drug decriminalization request

The Ontario government says it is “100 per cent opposed” to Toronto Public Health’s bid to have small amounts of illegal…

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Politics

Political fireworks about drug decriminalization leave Toronto request in limbo

A request by Canada’s biggest city to move forward on drug decriminalization is in limbo, facing significant provincial opposition and…

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Health

Federal addictions minister says B.C public decriminalization reversal under review

The federal minister for addictions and mental health says it’s too early to draw conclusions about drug decriminalization after British Columbia…

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Health

Conservatives push federal Liberals on drug decriminalization after B.C. reverses course

The federal Conservatives are pushing the Liberals to stop allowing drug use in public after British Columbia announced it wants…

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Health

More addiction treatment needed as B.C. drug decriminalization pilot enters 2nd year: doctors, advocates

A narrow, winding corridor at Vancouver’s St. Paul’s Hospital leads to a clinic offering quick access to addiction treatment for…

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Canada

B.C. local governments to ask province for more support with drug decriminalization

Local politicians in British Columbia have passed all three resolutions asking the province to boost funding and regulation around the…

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Canada

The police chief of the municipality questions the effectiveness of the decriminalization of BC drugs

DELTA, BC — The chief of a Metro Vancouver municipal police force has published an open letter criticizing British Columbia’s…

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