Article 6MEAJ British Columbia abruptly drops drug decriminalization after backlash

British Columbia abruptly drops drug decriminalization after backlash

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Leyland Cecco in Toronto
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Premier asks government to reintroduce ban, ending Canada's first large attempt to gauge effects of decriminalization

British Columbia has abruptly reversed course on its landmark experiment decriminalizing the possession of certain illicit drugs, citing mounting public frustration and disorder" in the Canadian province.

Premier David Eby said on Friday that he had asked the federal government to reintroduce a ban on public drug use, formally ending the country's first large attempt to gauge the effects of decriminalization.

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