Theodore Dalrymple: BC Drug Decriminalization: The ‘If You Can’t Beat ’Em, Join ’Em’ Approach Is No Solution to Drug Abuse

Canadian Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Carolyn Bennett speaks during a news conference after British Columbia was granted an exemption to decriminalize possession of some illegal drugs for personal use, in Vancouver on May 31, 2022. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

Commentary

In the face of bad behaviour, our societies have increasingly one response: retreat, appeasement, and surrender.