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Mayor Brad West of Port Coquitlam , a city of 61,000 that is a half-hour ’s drive east of Vancouver , says he and his constituents observed an immediate increase in public drug use after the province launched a three-year , trial decriminalization project in January 2023 .
The province then sought approval from Ottawa to re-criminalize public use of illicit drugs.
Now, hard drug use is only permitted in private residences, legal shelters or harm-reduction clinics.
Victoria Mayor Marianne Alto believes in providing support to keep people alive until they seek recovery.
She is concerned that the province has not adopted a comprehensive approach to tackling the drug crisis.
The B.C. capital has been pursuing additional strategies to tackle the city’s homelessness, addiction and mental health challenges.
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