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Heroin is still illegal in Vancouver. Only a handful of addicts get free heroin. And because it’s illegal most addicts have to pay high prices for heroin of un
by valuearb 6y ago
Heroin is still illegal in Vancouver. Only a handful of addicts get free heroin.
And because it’s illegal most addicts have to pay high prices for heroin of unknown potency, and frequent laced with Fentanyl. That directly leads to overdoses and hundreds of deaths, along with street crime to fund expensive habits.
- hackermailman 6y agoIt's been decrim unofficially for personal use for 5 years now, now officially decriminalized https://www.rcinet.ca/en/2020/11/28/vancouver-votes-to-decriminalize-all-drugs-a-first-for-canada/ https://www.rcinet.ca/en/2020/11/28/vancouver-votes-to-decri... Every bus stop since March last year in the drug slums also has instructions where to get prescribed opiates. Area only got worse
- slavik81 6y agoFrom your link: > The Vancouver motion however for the moment has no force in law. A municipality doesn't have the authority to decriminalize drugs. They're just requesting the Federal government to act. It's not official, though it could eventually be.
- valuearb 6y agoDecriminalization isn’t legalization. Not only is it still a federal crime to buy and use, but it’s also illegal to sell. And illegal heroin is still cut with a variety of substances leading to more overdoses and deaths.