The city's fine for illicit drug use on public property misses the point of decriminalization and will be fought in court, advocates say.
Posted: Feb. 1, 2023 8:33PMJasmine Seaton hurried to find a seat at a safer drug consumption site Wednesday in Campbell River, where the 39-year-old won’t be ticketed under a newly passed city bylaw.
“Two-hundred dollars, that’s probably everything they’ve got,” said Glen Francis, a Campbell River drug user. According to Mayor of Campbell River Kermit Dahl, the province has left communities hanging with decriminalization, putting the burden on downtown businesses and residents to bear the consequences of increasingly damaging drug use.Campbell River bylaw sets $200 fine for drug use on public property as decriminalization kicks in
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