Published 00:17 1 Feb 2023 GMT

British Columbia becomes first in Canada to decriminalize cocaine, heroin, and meth

The Canadian province has removed criminal punishments for those caught with hard drugs.

Stewart Perrie

Featured Image Credit: Jens Benninghofen / Alamy Stock Photo. Tero Vesalainen / Alamy Stock Photo.

Topics: Drugs, Canada

Stewart Perrie

Stewart Perrie is a Senior Journalist at LADbible. Stewart has covered the conflict in Syria for LADbible, interviewing a doctor on the front line, and has contributed to the hugely successful UOKM8 campaign. He is in charge of the LADbible Australia editorial content and social presence.

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British Columbia becomes first in Canada to decriminalize cocaine, heroin, and meth

The Canadian province has removed criminal punishments for those caught with hard drugs.

British Columbia becomes first in Canada to decriminalize cocaine, heroin, and meth

The Canadian province has removed criminal punishments for those caught with hard drugs.

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