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Canada’s truckers turn to Bitcoin as GoFundMe ceases $9 million in donations.
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Canada’s truckers turn to Bitcoin as GoFundMe ceases $9 million in donations.
Posted: Jan 28, 2021 1:00 AM PT | Last Updated: January 28 Sgt. Kevin Murray, right, and Const. Robyn Young with the Abbotsford Police Department do outreach work at a homeless encampment in the community. Last year, the department laid only 18 charges of simple drug possession, taking a big step toward decriminalization.(Chris Corday/CBC)
In brief The federal government is under growing pressure to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of drugs, and the city of Vancouver is paving the way. Vancouver is moving to decriminalize simple possession of all illicit drugs, and instead treat substance use as a health issue. Benjamin Perrin, a professor of law at the University of British Columbia, said that will reduce stigma, redirect police resources and create a pathway for people to be connected with treatment services instead of the justice system. He called the current policy "senseless and cruel" at a time when overdos...