British Columbia is the first province in Canada to de-criminalize possession of small amounts of

illicit drugs. Adults will be able to possess small amounts of opioids, cocaine, methamphetamine and MDMA and drug abuse will be treated as a health matter not a criminal matter. BC was the first province to apply to the Federal govn't for an exemption.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/opioid-crisis-bc-canada-1.6471878

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British Columbia is the first province in Canada to de-criminalize possession of small amounts of (Original post)	Bev54	May 2022	OP
Thousands are dying from fentanyl ods. If they are not afraid to be out in	applegrove	May 2022	#1
That is part of the purpose of this, many people die alone because of the fear	Bev54	May 2022	#2

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Tue May 31, 2022, 08:28 PM

applegrove (111,967 posts)

1. Thousands are dying from fentanyl ods. If they are not afraid to be out in

the open or with other people there is a chance they will be saved if they OD. Narcan given to reverse over doses at safe injection sites is 100% effective at saving lives. At least in Ottawa it is.

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Tue May 31, 2022, 08:31 PM

Bev54 (7,784 posts)

2. That is part of the purpose of this, many people die alone because of the fear

of calling for help or the stigma of the drugs. I expect there will be more provinces to follow if this works well.

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