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B.C. advocates say relaxed drug offence penalties not enough to address rising overdose deaths


The Globe and Mail
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DARRYL DYCK/The Canadian Press
Federal government proposals to relax penalties for personal drug possession are a positive step forward for Vancouver’s former drug czar, but they’re too small to address skyrocketing overdose deaths.
Donald MacPherson, director of the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition at Simon Fraser University, introduced the city’s drug strategy in the 1990s and the same principles guide the federal approach. ....

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