"The study is clear: decriminalization needs to work in tandem with other policies, which the government didn’t implement. Any plan must include targeted investments in housing, safer supply, and improved access to treatment."
Théo
B.C. cancelled its drug decriminalization pilot, saying it hadn’t “delivered the results” they wanted.
Its results: fewer drug users arrested and traumatized by cops.
@desmondcole.bsky.social explains that when governments cave to moral panic, we lose good policies. breachmedia.ca/decriminaliz...
The province’s drug decriminalization experiment lowered arrests and reduced harm—but it failed a different political test
