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Drug possession is illegal. Why can people use openly in public?

CBC 09 Nov

Canada

Drug possession is illegal. Why can people use openly in public? — Sources: CBC

The drop in prosecutions — and the apparent rise in open usage — coincides with a Public Prosecution Service of Canada policy change in 2020 directing prosecutors away from laying criminal charges for drug possession, according to police officials and experts who spoke with CBC News.

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