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Liberals non-committal as B.C. premier joins calls for drug decriminalization amid overdose spike

from Kingston Whig-Standard

Liberals non-committal as B.C. premier joins calls for drug decriminalization amid overdose spike Kingston Whig-Standard B.C. Premier John Horgan has joined a growing chorus of voices calling for the federal government to decriminalize drugs, as overdose deaths reach grim new heights in his province during the pandemic. Horgan sent a letter Monday to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau calling for the decriminalization of small, personal amounts of drugs like heroin, methamphetamine and cocaine. In the letter he said it is time to accept that drug addiction is not a problem that can be solved through the criminal justice system. READ MORE

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