BC’s Attempt to Ban Drug Use in Parks Fails Court Appeal

The Law Courts building, home to the B.C. Supreme Court and the province’s Court of Appeal, is seen in Vancouver on Nov. 23, 2023. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

B.C.’s top court has upheld a judicial ruling that temporarily paused a provincial law designed to restrict drug use in public areas.

The provincial government’s attempt to overturn the injunction against Bill 34 was struck down by B.C.’s Court of Appeal on March 1.