B.C. Repeals Public Drug Law
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•B.C. repeals public drug use law after challenge and Ottawa’s similar changes
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Restricting Public Consumption of Illegal Substances Act was passed in November 2023 .
It was intended to tighten rules around the use of illicit drugs in public places.
The Harm Reduction Nurses Association and other substance-use reform advocates launched a court challenge of the law.
The federal government approved the B.C. government's request in May to exempt public spaces from the province’s decriminalization pilot project.
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