Canada decriminalizes hard drugs in pilot program

Canada C announced Tuesday that it was blaming hard drugs on a pilot programBritish Columbia Trying to deal with a crisis Opioids Thousands of deaths are attempted by drug treatment instead of imprisoning drug users.

In response to a request from the State of British Columbia, the Union Minister for Mental Health and Addiction, Caroline BennettExemption from the law allowing possession of property on January 31, 2023 Opioids, cocaine, methamphetamine And other hard drugs, for a period of three years.

Adults in the Pacific Coast province cannot be arrested or charged with possession of up to 2.5 grams of hard drugs, and police cannot confiscate the product.

Instead, users will receive information on how to access medical assistance for addiction.

“Over the years, ideological opposition to harm reduction has claimed lives,” Bennett told a news conference announcing the pilot project.

“We do this to save lives, but we also do this to give drug users their dignity and decision-making ability,” he said. “It will set a precedent for other jurisdictions in Canada.”

Various cities including Montreal and TorontoHave indicated their desire to obtain similar exemptions.

A small left-wing faction in parliament, the New DemocratsA bill to criminalize drug possession across the country will also be submitted Wednesday, although it is expected to be defeated.

After the US state of Oregon did so in November 2020, British Columbia became the second jurisdiction in North America, which provided mitigated results until some used drug addiction treatment, while reducing police spending.

According to federal data, 26,690 people have died from overdose. Opioids Inside Canada Between January 2016 and September 2021.

In British Columbia, six people die every day from opioid-related poisoning.

More than 2,200 people died last year, and about 9,400 have died since the state’s public health chief, Bonnie Henry, declared a public health emergency in 2016.

(AFP information)

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