A Metro Vancouver police chief has issued an open letter criticizing British Columbia's drug decriminalization policies.
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The chief of a municipal police force in Metro Vancouver has issued an open letter criticizing British Columbia’sDelta Police Chief Constable Neil Dubord says in the letter that while he agrees with “the underlying principles of decriminalization,” an early evaluation shows that the policy has not led to “the desired outcome.”B.C. decriminalized the possession of small amounts of certain drugs such as heroin, fentanyl and cocaine starting in late January as part of a three-year pilot program.
Dubord says there were 791 overdose deaths in the province between then and May, which “closely mirrors” the 772 deaths recorded during the same period last year.Dubord also cites a report in the Washington Post that describes Portugal as “having doubts” about its own decriminalization policy, introduced in 2001 and widely cited as a success by policymakers worldwide.CHEK Newsletter
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