{"id":27753,"date":"2024-05-20T06:04:11","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T10:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=27753"},"modified":"2024-05-20T06:04:11","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T10:04:11","slug":"canada-denies-torontos-request-to-decriminalise-hard-drugs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2024\/05\/20\/canada-denies-torontos-request-to-decriminalise-hard-drugs\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada denies Toronto’s request to decriminalise hard drugs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Canada’s government has refused Toronto’s request to decriminalise the small possession of hard drugs in the city.<\/b><\/p>\n

It was denied because of concerns over public safety and lack of political support, officials said.<\/p>\n

Toronto had initially made the request in 2022 in a bid to tackle its overdose deaths crisis.<\/p>\n

The rejection comes after British Columbia (BC) rolled back its own decriminalisation policy last month.<\/p>\n

It was another blow to the recent movement to loosen laws around drugs in the hopes of getting more help to the people who use them.<\/p>\n

Canada’s mental health and addictions minister, Ya’ara Saks, rejected Toronto’s request because “she has determined that it does not adequately protect public health and maintain public safety”, Health Canada said in a statement.<\/p>\n

The public health agency added it was concerned about “a lack of support from key players including the province of Ontario.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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