The decriminalization of illicit drugs in British Columbia: a national evaluation protocol

• Main Authors: Cayley Russell (Author), Farihah Ali (Author), Sameer Imtiaz (Author), Amanda Butler (Author), Alissa Greer (Author), Jürgen Rehm (Author), the Decriminalization Evaluation Research Group (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background On January 31st, 2023, the province of British Columbia (BC), Canada, was granted a federal exemption allowing adults (aged 18 +) to possess up to 2.5 g of select illicit drugs. The exemption will be in place for three years (2023-2026), marking the first formal decriminalization...