More than a year after it was first submitted, Toronto’s request for the decriminalization of personal possession drugs is still being reviewed by Health Canada.
The federal authority confirmed Tuesday that it continues to assess the city’s application “to ensure both public health and public safety considerations are included.”
In the submission to Health Canada, Toronto officials requested that all illicit drugs be decriminalized for personal possession, without outlining what quantity would constitute personal use. Decriminalization alone won’t solve Toronto’s drug crisis, said Robert Schwartz, senior scientist with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. But it would help achieve harm reduction.
“I would hope that we could move from this criminal justice model more to this health outcomes model, where we see individuals are less stigmatized for carrying small amounts for personal use,” University of Toronto Pharmacology professor told CTV News Toronto. “They’d be more willing to reach out for assistance to access health care to call if someone is overdosing.”
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