Should the N.W.T. decriminalize drugs? Some say it's 'long overdue'
Posted: Dec 23, 2020 9:51 AM CT | Last Updated: December 23, 2020 Yellowknife North MLA Ryland Johnson is urging the N.W.T. government to consider treating drug addiction as a health issue rather than a criminal one. Johnson participated in a recent CBC Radio discussion about the issue.(Mario De Ciccio/Radio-Canada) As the City of Vancouver seeks to decriminalize the personal possession of illegal drugs, Yellowknife North MLA Rylund Johnson says the territory should consider dealing with addictions as a health issue, rather than a criminal one. Johnson, as part of a special report on CBC's...
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