Port Coquitlam Mayor Brad West says now is the time to move forward on implementing robust treatment programs for drug users.
Drug use and possession will no longer be allowed within 15 metres of playgrounds, waterparks and skate parks, after Health Canada expanded exemptions to B.C.’s decriminalization pilot law, in response to concerns from mayors and police chiefs.
Glacier Media has sought clarification from the ministry as to the legalities of using and possessing drugs on sports fields. Leamon said it will be important for messaging to get to drug users and the broader public, although she acknowledges questions remain about areas not specifically listed on the exemption list but still frequented by children, such as sports fields.
“We have people out there but they aren’t existing; they’re contorted up like pretzels. They are in no position to make a decision to get treatment and get better. Leaving them on the street, some call that compassion; I don’t think that’s compassion at all.”
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