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In April, a hospital memo was released by the British Columbia’s official opposition party. It was from July 2023, a few months after the possession of small amounts of certain hard drugs were decriminalized in the province under a three-year pilot project.
And it advised nurses to not impede patients using illicit drugs within the hospital.
The province said the advice in the memo had been walked back. But it became another example used by the plan’s critics for why progressive drug policies were failing.
Then, last week, B.C. Premier David Eby asked Health Canada to recriminalize the use of hard drugs in public spaces, such as hospitals and restaurants.
So how did growing backlash from residents, health-care workers, police and conservative politicians end a key component of decriminalization?
Today, we unpack those questions with CBC British Columbia reporter Moira Wyton.
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In April, a hospital memo was released by the British Columbia’s official opposition party. It was from July 2023, a few months after the possession of small amounts of certain hard drugs were decriminalized in the province under a three-year pilot project.
And it advised nurses to not impede patients using illicit drugs within the hospital.
The province said the advice in the memo had been walked back. But it became another example used by the plan’s critics for why progressive drug policies were failing.
Then, last week, B.C. Premier David Eby asked Health Canada to recriminalize the use of hard drugs in public spaces, such as hospitals and restaurants.
So how did growing backlash from residents, health-care workers, police and conservative politicians end a key component of decriminalization?
Today, we unpack those questions with CBC British Columbia reporter Moira Wyton.

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