“I think it's definitely not the end-all, be-all answer,” said Katt Cadieux, the founder and executive director of Uniting Northern Drug Users Undoing Stigma.
British Columbia has introduced a policy of decriminalization as part of what it says is an overall plan to prevent overdose deaths from illicit drugs, but a drug user group in Prince George doesn’t think it will have much impact.
B.C.'s application to the federal government called for 4.5 grams, but police requested one gram before a decision by Ottawa to allow a cumulative 2.5 grams. Cadieux said she wishes the government had worked with drug users groups and other advocates that could offer support and education to inform drug users of the finer details involved with decriminalization.
However, drug users and advocates are concerned that services will not be available when people are ready to use them, especially in rural and remote communities. Which are services that are severally lacking or inaccessible in Prince George and many northern and rural communities.
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