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applegrove

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Mon Jan 30, 2023, 10:42 PM Jan 2023

B.C. will begin a three-year decriminalization experiment, allowing drug users 18 and over to carry [View all]

B.C. will begin a three-year decriminalization experiment, allowing drug users 18 and over to carry up to 2.5 grams of opioids, cocaine, methamphetamine and MDMA.

It’s an experiment that’s likely to influence drug policy across Canada.

https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2023/01/30/bcs-decriminalization-experiement-is-about-to-begin-and-other-jurisdictions-are-watching.html

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Applegrove:

Something has to be done. 6 people a day are dying in British Columbia from overdoses.

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