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B.C. repeals public drug use law after challenge and Ottawa’s similar changes

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69% Informative

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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66

Informative language

63

Neutral language

61

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formal

Language

English

Language complexity

66

Offensive language

likely offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived