Government also announced plans forlegislation this fall to further regulate public drug use. No details were released about the additional changes.
Possession of illicit drugs is being banned near playgrounds and parks in a B.C. government amendment to its drug decriminalization policy. The government also announced plans for legislation this fall to further regulate public drug use. No details were released about the additional changes.
In May 2022, the federal government gave the province an exemption from the law to allow for the removal of criminal penalties for people caught with a small amount of illicit drugs for personal use. In Campbell River, Coun. Ben Lanyon called the province’s move a “step in the right direction.” Campbell River passed its own bylaw this summer to prohibit consumption of drugs within 15 metres of playgrounds and water parks.
“[The province] is trying some new things, often very compassionate things, but what we haven’t seen so far at a municipal level is funding” for what Lanyon calls “key ingredients” for recovery. In Nanaimo, where community associations have been rallying for more assistance from senior governments to deal with social problems, Coun. Paul Manly agrees with the province’s new rules. “It makes sense that people aren’t able to use wherever — in playgrounds or where children and families are.”
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