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British Columbia to recriminalize use of drugs in public spaces

Province says people who don't pose threat to public safety will not be charged for mere possession.

With an election looming, Eby's NDP government has been bombarded with a string of headlines about concerns with decriminalization — a pilot program introduced in January 2023 allowed adult drug users in B.C. Jess Lamb, co-founder of the East Kootenay Network of People Who Use Drugs, and Alexa Loo, a city councillor in Richmond, B.C., give their thoughts on whether the pilot should continue. "We are taking immediate action to make hospitals safer and ensuring policies are consistent and strictly enforced through additional security, public communication and staff supports," Dix said in a statement.

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