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Federal government proposals to relax penalties for personal drug possession are a positive step forward for Vancouver’s former drug czar, but they’re too small to address skyrocketing overdose deaths.
Donald MacPherson, director of the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition at Simon Fraser University, introduced the city’s drug strategy in the 1990s and the same principles guide the federal approach.
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VANCOUVER — Federal government proposals to relax penalties for personal drug possession are a positive step forward for Vancouver s former drug czar, but they re too small to address skyrocketing . . .