Health Canada Agrees to Discuss Decriminalization of Simple Drug Possession, Vancouver Mayor Says
Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart says Health Canada has agreed to start formal discussions on the city’s plan to decriminalize possession of small amounts of illicit drugs.
The confirmation from federal Health Minister Patty Hajdu came in response to the city council voting in November to ask Ottawa to decriminalize simple possession of all illicit drugs for personal use.
In her letter to Stewart and Dr. Patricia Daly, chief medical health officer for Vancouver Coastal Health, Hajdu said Health Canada will work with officials from the City of Vancouver and the local health authority to better understand the proposed framework.
Vancouver, Health Canada to formally discuss drug decriminalization, mayor says
Last Updated Jan 27, 2021 at 12:58 pm PDT
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Vancouver s mayor says Health Canada has agreed to begin formal talks on decriminalization of simple possession in city
If Vancouver is successful, it would become the first Canadian city to get approval to decriminalize simple possession
Vancouver mayor is hopeful decriminalization can help city amid overdose crisis
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Health Canada has agreed to start formal discussions with the City of Vancouver on its plan to decriminalize the simple possession of illicit drugs.
Mayor Kennedy Stewart says the federal minister of health confirmed the news Wednesday, calling this “another hopeful and critical milestone on the path towards fully embracing a health-focused approach to substance use” in Vancouver.
Drugs and counterfeit money seized by OPP
Police have arrested a Pembroke resident in relation to crimes committed in downtown Pembroke and in Laurentian Valley.
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On the afternoon of Jan. 27, the Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) located and arrested a person wanted in relation to shoplifting incidents that happened in downtown Pembroke on Jan. 17, 2021 and in the Township of Laurentian Valley back in October, 2020. The accused was found to be in possession of illegal drugs and counterfeit Canadian currency.
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Three men have been charged in connection to a drug bust by Chatham-Kent police that netted $182,400 worth of illegal drugs found at two Chatham homes.
Police said officers with its intelligence unit, assisted by the critical incident response team and canine unit, executed two Controlled Drugs and Substances Act search warrants on Wednesday night.
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Officer seized suspected cocaine, fentanyl, a digital scale, two firearms and ammunition from a Frobisher Court home. Suspected cocaine and a digital scale were also seized from a McNaughton Avenue residence, police said.
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