Addictions Minister Says Ottawa Reviewing BC Request to Scale Back Drug Decriminalization Policy

Addictions Minister Says Ottawa Reviewing BC Request to Scale Back Drug Decriminalization Policy
Mental Health and Addictions Minister Ya’ara Saks in Ottawa on April 9, 2024. The Canadian Press/ Patrick Doyle
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Addictions Minister Ya’ara Saks says the federal government is still reviewing an appeal from British Columbia to scale back its pilot project decriminalizing illicit drug use in the province.

“We are reviewing the request for the exemption they put forward to us,” Ms. Saks told reporters on April 29.