B.C. health minister to aim for more treatment beds to quell overdose deaths
It comes after David Eby's newly elected government eliminated the stand-alone Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions, which advocates say had no "teeth."
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Toronto's drug decriminalization bid uncertain after B.C. reverses course
Toronto's bid to decriminalize the possession of illegal drugs for personal use has been plunged into uncertainty in recent days, as drug policy experts suggest political debates over British Columbia's backtracking on the issue have hurt the city's application.
Health Canada considers drug decriminalization at lower possession levels: B.C. minister
B.C. has requested a cumulative threshold of 4.5 grams for opioids, cocaine and methamphetamine, but the federal government is mulling a 2.5-gram cumulative threshold, decriminalization advocates say.
New Trudeau-Trump opioid plan helps rebuild frayed relations from trade talks
The ranking U.S. diplomat on drug enforcement policy is to visit Ottawa in July to kick-start a fresh round of co-operation between the two countries on tackling the opioid crisis.