Canada provided an exemption to allow decriminalization of small amounts of opioids, crack/cocaine, methamphetamine, and MDMA in British Columbia (where, as it relates to the article, Vancouver is located). It came into effect at the beginning of this year.
Ah so the federal government allowed the provincial gov to pass that exemption? Or was it unilaterally decriminalized by BC, while still being federally illegal like it is in some US states?
