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LESS FEAR: Decriminalization of illicit drugs in Interior Health helps users get help
It’s early days yet but an Interior Health pilot project on drug decriminalization seems to…
Kelowna Mounties arrested man for ‘negligible’ amount of meth, lawsuit alleges
Small personal amounts of drugs were decriminalized in BC, but a Kelowna cop still found…
Kamloops to consider drug ban in public parks
Kamloops parks may not be a safe place to for drug users carrying their supply…
Sicamous leading the way in banning drug use in parks
While it’s no longer illegal to possess small amounts of opioids and certain other drugs…
North Okanagan’s top cop critical about drug decriminalization rollout
While the decriminalization of small amounts of hard drugs has been controversial, Vernon RCMP Supt.…
Penticton won’t support Vancouver’s efforts to decriminalize drugs amid overdose crisis
Penticton City Council has followed Vernon’s lead and voted not to support Vancouver’s call to…
Kelowna’s new police chief supports decriminalization of drugs
In her first public report to Kelowna city council, RCMP Supt. Kara Triance was forthright…
RCMP staying mum on decriminalizing illegal drug users
KELOWNA – Calls to cut overdose deaths by decriminalizing people using illegal drugs appear to…
Will B.C. try to decriminalize drug users?
KELOWNA – One of the province's top doctors is expected to release an important report…
Pot activist returns to Kelowna exactly one year after Calgary arrest
KELOWNA – The marijuana activist who was arrested while giving away free cannabis seeds on…