What has three years of decriminalization of drug possession yielded in B.C.?

Specifically, Health Canada granted the province an exemption under section 56 of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act ...

Fate of B.C.’s drug decriminalization pilot to be determined

Health Canada granted B.C. an exemption from the federal Controlled Drugs and Substances Act to decriminalize personal ...

B.C. backs away from drug decriminalization pilot after 'careful consideration'

In 2024, B.C. started walking back on it, making illicit drug use illegal in public spaces. It worked with the federal ...
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A future for Oregon’s drug decriminalization law

Drug paraphernalia on a bench in a Hillsboro city park. At that spot, Hillsboro police cited a man for misdemeanor drug ...
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New Leader of United Nations Could Influence Worldwide Drug Decriminalization

There is distinct possibility that some less restrictive policies could be on the horizon in the realm of international drug law. It was revealed earlier this week that Portugal’s former Prime ...
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Oregon's first-in-the-nation drug decriminalization law faces growing pushback amid fentanyl crisis

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon's first-in-the-nation law that decriminalized the possession of small amounts of heroin, cocaine and other illicit drugs in favor of an emphasis on addiction treatment is ...

'Knee-jerk reaction': Politicians and residents respond to B.C. ending drug decriminalization

Opposition parties slammed the NDP government on its drug policy after Minister Josie Osborne announced the end of drug ...

Health Ministry to address pending drug-decriminalization expiry this week

An exemption to the federal Controlled Drugs and Substances Act granted to B.C. by Health Canada allows adults to possess up ...