Drugs Committee  hears Canadian province  reversed trial decriminalising public drug use just 15 months after introducing it

A Canadian province has reversed a trial project decriminalising the possession of drugs for personal use in public spaces just 15 months after introducing it, the Oireachtas Drugs Committee has been told.

Authorities in British Columbia, which has a similar population to Ireland, took the step because of “unaddressed and unintended impacts on community safety and well-being”.
Drug use at home remains decriminalised.