Who Could Have Foreseen This?!

Indeed, decriminalising hard drugs and relying on drug addicts to fix themselves should have worked, right?:

The B.C. government says it will ban drug use in all public spaces, including parks and hospitals, as part of a major overhaul of its drug decriminalization pilot project.

The move comes amid a raging debate over the province’s approach to the ongoing deadly toxic drug crisis, including decriminalization and “safe supply.”

Premier David Eby said Friday that the province had made a formal request to Health Canada for changes to its exemption under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, which the three-year decriminalization pilot project operates under.

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“Every day in British Columbia, six people die of drug overdoses. This is by far the highest overdose rate anywhere in Canada, something that even the (B.C.) NDP government is now attributing in part to the decriminalization,” said Poilievre in a speech.

“Every single day that goes by before the prime minister reverses himself, decriminalized drugs will be killing people on the streets of Vancouver, on Vancouver Island, in the Lower Mainland, and in other places across the province,” he added.

Since January 2023, a federal government pilot project in B.C. has allowed possession for personal use of less than 2.5 grams of cocaine, methamphetamine, MDMA and opioids like fentanyl without facing criminal charges, in an attempt to treat drug use as a public health issue.

But soon facing re-election and following a massive backlash over decriminalization of drugs, B.C.’s NDP government suddenly announced it would ask the federal government to reintroduce a ban on drug use in all public places, such as hospitals, transit and parks.

Under the changes, police would be able to take action against anyone using these drugs in public places — such as asking them to leave the area, seize their drugs or arrest them if required. Drug consumption would still be permitted in private residences.

“While we are caring and compassionate for those struggling with addiction, we do not accept street disorder that makes communities feel unsafe,” said B.C. Premier David Eby.

If you were compassionate, you would never let people become addicted in the first place, moron.