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Distinguishes between street-level trafficker supporting an addiction and higher drug dealer
Distinguishes between street-level trafficker supporting an addiction and higher drug dealer
A British Columbia judge went against precedent when determining a sentence for a woman who pleaded guilty to trafficking potent opioids in the province.
A Vancouver Island judge says the province's courts need to reconsider sentencing ranges that make it almost a certainty addicts caught dealing fentanyl to support a drug habit are sent to jail.