Various municipalities have already banned, or plan to ban, public drug use following B.C.’s decriminalization of possession of small amounts of drugs.

Odette Auger (Sagamok Anishnawbek) is a freelance reporter whose work has appeared in APTN, IndigiNews, Watershed Sentinel and Asparagus Magazine.

Published on Wednesday, May 17, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/05/17/BC-Town-Bylaws-Undermine-Drug-Decrim-Pilot/

Various municipalities have already banned, or plan to ban, public drug use following B.C.’s decriminalization of possession of small amounts of drugs. Odette Auger (Sagamok Anishnawbek) is a freelance reporter whose work has appeared in APTN, IndigiNews, Watershed Sentinel and Asparagus Magazine. Published on Wednesday, May 17, 2023. https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/05/17/BC-Town-Bylaws-Undermine-Drug-Decrim-Pilot/

Will BC Towns’ Bylaws Undermine Drug Decriminalization Pilot

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