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Drug decriminalization in B.C. - ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV experts available
Starting today, British Columbia begins a three-year pilot project that such as opioids, cocaine, methamphetamine and MDMA.
Health Canada granted the province an exemption under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act to decriminalize people who use drugs. ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV experts are available to comment on the decriminalization and its impacts.
AVAILABLE ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV EXPERTS
KORA DEBECK, associate professor, School of Public Policy | kdebeck@sfu.ca
Expertise: drug toxicity, need for safer options, drug-related harm preventions
NEIL BOYD, professor, criminology | nboyd@sfu.ca
Expertise: crime, drug policy, Canadian narcotics legislation
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236.880.2187 | matt_kieltyka@sfu.ca
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