Canada’s province of British Columbia is starting a first-in-the-nation trial decriminalising small amounts of hard drugs such as cocaine and heroin.
From Tuesday, adults can possess up to 2.5g of such drugs, as well as methamphetamine, fentanyl and morphine.
Canada’s federal government granted the request by the west coast province to try out the three-year experiment.
It follows a similar policy in the nearby US state of Oregon, which decriminalised hard drugs in 2020.
And … 2,272 British Columbians died from toxic illicit drugs in 2022: coroner
Watch: BC officially legalizes 2.5 grams of opioids, cocaine, methamphetamine and MDMA for personal use and those in possession will no longer be arrested, charged or have their drugs seized. pic.twitter.com/vG0LN6wAAl
— The Canadian Independent (@canindependent) January 31, 2023
h/t XC
