BC to recriminalize hard drug use in public spaces

Won't change a thing…. the authorities did little to address public drug use before it was legalized so why should we expect anything different now….. the genie is out of the bottle…. the few who may get arrested will be out on bail in 20 minutes and back at it… does some strung out junky care about 'Legislation'?…. BC's cities are circling the drain.

Harm reduction? Nope! It is harm Extension.
BC, Sorry for the experiment ?

Can you please get rid of Trudeau???????
I will do anything…………

Three ways to end the drug crisis: 1. capital punishment for illegal drug dealers 2. crippling fines, seize assets, freeze bank accounts, and jail users of illegal drugs 3. stop giving free drugs to users through BC's $22.6 million tax-payer funded safe supply scam: "Once fully implemented, people who use drugs and who are at high risk of dying from the toxic illicit drug supply will be able to access alternatives covered by Pharmacare, including a range of opioids and stimulants as determined by programs and prescribers." BC encourages drug use and scams taxpayers as they pay for drugs that users sell on the street for illegal drugs.

Implement all three measures and you will never see another bent over zombie drug addict on the street.

There's nothing worse than being arrested for smoking a cigarette on the bus while the tweeker smokes crack on the other side of the bus.

No supply, not anywhere. Never do this experiment in Canada with Canadians lives again.

'You have two choices: go through rehab or be arrested'…isn't this better than 'hey, we have some rehab services you might want to check out, if you feel like it. No? Well, that's cool too, we don't want to victimize you. We'll just wait til you feel like it. Oh….he overdosed. Well, that's the price of our compassion'

Wonderful!!!! Wonderful news!!! Congratulations B.C.??

Good! Time for Alberta.

So Justin couldn't come out and say this, coward

When something is decriminalized doesnt that make something legal, liberals and ndp enable addicts to use and make it easier for people to try somethjng they shouldnt by decriminalizing it in the first place

Disgusting governments. Drug users should be forced into lock down treatment facilities or jail. Pushers should be jailed long term.

Decriminalization is about legal amounts of illegal drugs?? I would call that insane but it's closer to unbelievably stupid. Do you know who matters as much as drug addicts??? CHILDREN!!! The children in these communities who have been exposed to this "social experiment." How has regularly watching addicts smoke crack, shoot up, and stand around bent over, unable to function, affected young, impressionable, vulnerable minds?

Good job conservatives for forcing them! Another complete liberal/ndp failure.

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The NDP should not have ever allowed this in the first place. So tired of this balogna, voting Conservative!

Drugs should be illegal everywhere. Period.

Is the mafia running the country? Sometimes I wonder.

Its the meth animals intimidating decent folk on the street that we don't like. Nobody gaf about the bad ones getting help. About a quarter of them are predators and they abuse the weak ones.

Let me know if you're taking volunteer applications. I live outside of victoria and I can help you understand which ones are the predators.

Actually I don't need to apply to volunteer. I'll explain to all my construction worker buds that they have pretty much the same rights as police to arrest someone. Just less tools.

If ya see news headlines about a guy dragging the meth predator on pandora Ave by his leg. Might be me 🙂

You are stumbling to answer

THIS is a victory for the conservatives… they called them out and hold them to account for the bad decisions they made and they could’ve done it days ago.

Credits goes to the conservatives NOT Liberal nor NDP they failed miserably on this one, the blood are on their hands

Im still trying to figure out how doing drugs more openly led to more od deaths. Wasnt the whole point being that it would guve people access to faster help to reverse said overdose?

LMFAO

She said,” Let’s make this clear, decriminalization of cocaine, meth & fentanyl did not make drugs legal.
The Decriminalization pilot was about personal possession for personal use only & about stigma & to allow them to go get help.

It’s a sensitive subject. Getting drug users help is good however getting off drugs is a challenge once you start. To me it was about enabling. It was about thinking of the drug user who has chosen to use it of their own free will, first, and giving them rights that impose on the innocent public, such as in playgrounds. Why would a drugged up person be allowed to carry a weapon. That alone is a problem waiting to happen. Police should have the power to do their job, especially in a playground where drug users should not be. The playground is meant for children

180 degree/ U-Turn in policy and still does not accept the fact that they made a mistake all these last years.

Now, what will Pierre have to harp on in the Parliament?

Simple. Just say no to drugs.

Good

Be frustrated..with the liberal government

As a person who has taken diversity and equity training, this is very racist toward need addicts.

But, most of those drug addict people want to be arrested so they don't have to pay for living expenses. Jail with free healthy food, free wifi, exclusive suite with its own bathroom/shower, and much more advantage to be arrested. The best retirement is jail, tax-free, as well. There is no need to work and someone cooking and cleaning too. The disadvantage is probably so' boring!!!

??? clowns who though it would work in the first play should be fired. But they won't, they will get their pensions from the taxes of struggling Canadians.

finally some common sense and respect for the public

No one with the right mind would have legalized it in the first place. But really appreciate this move.

Trudeau wants people to be drug addled.

Probably should have been criminalized to begin with. Stop enabling these people by using words like " dehumanizing" and "stigma"

Drug addicts won't get help until you force them to. Get real.

Oh god even politicians are supporting tmfor drugs. It must condemned as soon as possible rather than motivate like you can carry this amount . Its not good for people at all drug businesses must be stoped.?

It is a health, criminal, economical, political crises stupid.

CAN YOU STOP THE FLOW OF DRUGS? (ANSWER: NO)
CAN YOU STOP DRUG USERS FROM USING? (ANSWER: NO)
CAN YOU DECRIMINALIZE DRUG USE AND STOP SENDING ADDICTS TO JAIL?
(ANSWER: YES)
CAN YOU TAX OTHER DRUGS THE WAY WE DO MARIJUANA (ANSWER: YES)

DECRIMINALIZATION OF KETAMINE