The decriminalization argument is that it will reduce the stigma of being an addict, thus allowing drug users to be protected from harm.
In 2020, the B.C. bureau of the Public Prosecution Service of Canada began openly telling its lawyers to avoid pursuing criminal penalties for personal-use drug possession cases.Article content
Section 4 of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act – the part that covers personal-use possession. “The data show that the PPSC guideline has effectively decriminalized possession of personal amounts of illicit drugs in British Columbia,” read the report., with fatalities concentrated in cities like Vancouver where the push towards non-enforcement has been strongest.
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