The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs says its worried about impacts on First Nations people as the province discontinues its drug decriminalization project. It says the province failed to support the ...

A harm reduction advocate is disappointed in the provincial government's decision to end the drug decriminalization project, ...

Canada’s Pacific coast province of British Columbia on Saturday ended its three-year experiment in decriminalizing possession ...

Drug paraphernalia on a bench in a Hillsboro city park. At that spot, Hillsboro police cited a man for misdemeanor drug possession and connected him to a recovery services provider. (Photo by Ben ...

Over 35 years as a drug user, Vancouver resident Garth Mullins said he's had "hundreds and hundreds" of interactions with police, and long believed drug decriminalization was smart policy. But ...

Ann Arbor, June 19, 2023 – De facto decriminalization of drug possession may be a good first step in addressing the disproportionate impact of an overburdened United States criminal justice system on ...

British Columbia (BC) has decided to not extend its 3-year drug decriminalization project, which will expire at the end of January.

Sicamous RCMP sergeant says repeal of drug decriminalization unlikely to change the day to day operations of  local police ...

Oregon voters passed Measure 110 in November 2020, which decriminalized the possession of all drugs, including cocaine, meth, and heroin. In February 2021, the measure went into effect. “Now, if you ...

VICTORIA, British Columbia — Canada’s Pacific coast province of British Columbia is ending its three-year experiment in decriminalizing possession of small amounts of drugs. British Columbia Health ...

B.C. has announced it will not continue with the pilot project that decriminalized possession of small amounts of certain illicit drugs. Lisa Lapointe, who served as B.C.'s chief coroner from 2011 to ...