Kanada. In Vancouver’s DTES, Harm Reduction Moves Forward Without Decrim
Kanada. In Vancouver’s DTES, Harm Reduction Moves Forward Without Decrim
(…) On January 31, British Columbia ended its historic—if insufficient—drug decriminalization pilot. For three years, the province had allowed people to possess up to 2.5 grams of unregulated opioids, methamphetamine, cocaine and MDMA without facing charges. Now, drug-user communities are figuring out what comes next.
Vancouver is hosting seven FIFA World Cup matches this summer, and harm reduction workers are bracing for something like the 2010 Olympics when police forcibly removed people living in public spaces, trashing tents and harm reduction supplies. A clean image for TV. (Filter, USA, 12.02.2026)
https://filtermag.org/vancouver-downtown-eastside-without-decriminalization/