BC Premier Orders Review of Drug Paraphernalia Vending Machines

BC Premier Orders Review of Drug Paraphernalia Vending Machines
B.C. Premier David Eby makes an announcement in Delta, B.C., on March 18, 2024. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck
Matthew Horwood
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B.C. Premier David Eby wants the use of vending machines to dispense free drug items and testing kits at three hospitals to be reviewed after a viral video from a Conservative candidate highlighted the vending machines that dispense them.

“That’s what I’ve asked the minister of mental health and addictions to have a look at to make sure that we’re meeting that expectation that I have, and that I think every British Columbian has,” Eby said at a news conference on Aug. 27.