The executive director of the Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users, an advocacy group for legal and regulated supply of illicit drugs such as cocaine and heroin, says new provincial restrictions on drug use in public spaces will further imperil the lives of people using those drugs.
The legislation includes all portions of parks and sports fields whereas the government previously indicated proposed restrictions would only apply on school grounds and within a perimeter surrounding playgrounds and water parks. Premier David Eby’s statement called on police to enforce the new law by having officers “redirect people to safer spaces where they can be connected to health-care services and treatment.”
“Beyond that, treatment facilities, for years I have helped people get into detox and treatment when they need it and as someone who knows the system in and out, I literally have to put on my thinking cap to get people into the system. The system doesn't exist right now,” added Graham. B.C. police chiefs have, in the past, supported decriminalization but had heard from mayors such as Port Coquitlam’s Brad West that bylaw officers were being tasked to clear drug users away from children’s play areas.
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