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B.C. Health Minister Josie Osborne has announced the province won't extend its drug decriminalization pilot, which ends on January 31. The pilot allowed people to possess small amounts of illicit drugs for personal consumption. But after three years, the province says the project hasn't met its goals.
We ask listeners how they feel about the end of decriminalization in B.C and how the province should help people struggling with addiction. Former B.C. chief coroner Lisa Lapointe, SFU health researcher Julian Somers and Victoria Police Chief Fiona Wilson join the program to look at what's next to help people struggling with addictions.
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B.C. Health Minister Josie Osborne has announced the province won't extend its drug decriminalization pilot, which ends on January 31. The pilot allowed people to possess small amounts of illicit drugs for personal consumption. But after three years, the province says the project hasn't met its goals.
We ask listeners how they feel about the end of decriminalization in B.C and how the province should help people struggling with addiction. Former B.C. chief coroner Lisa Lapointe, SFU health researcher Julian Somers and Victoria Police Chief Fiona Wilson join the program to look at what's next to help people struggling with addictions.

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