[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] - British Colombia is set to decriminalize possession of up to 2.5 grams opioids, cocaine, methamphetamine and MDMA starting January 31, 2023
- While the newest policy does not legalize the substances, for three years drug users 18 and over caught with the substances will not be arrested and charged
- The exemption would not apply to airports, schools and members of the Canadian military
- The policy comes after British Columbia has become the epicenter of Canada's opioid crisis
- Since 2016 there have been over 9,400 deaths due to toxic illicit drugs in British Columbia and a record 2,224 last year
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