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The federal government has granted B.C.’s request to re-criminalize the use of illicit drugs in public spaces.
The ban goes into effect immediately and comes after a request from the province to amend its three-year criminal code exemption for personal possession of drugs.
The move comes after widespread criticism from the public, nurses, and police departments about rampant drug use in public spaces.
Federal Mental Health and Addictions Minister, Ya'ara Saks, says the opioid crisis is a health crisis, not a criminal one.
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The ban goes into effect immediately and comes after a request from the province to amend its three-year criminal code exemption for personal possession of drugs.
The move comes after widespread criticism from the public, nurses, and police departments about rampant drug use in public spaces.
Federal Mental Health and Addictions Minister, Ya'ara Saks, says the opioid crisis is a health crisis, not a criminal one.
For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/10480244/bc-march-drug-deaths-overdose/
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