The Saskatchewan government says no plans are in place to decriminalize certain drugs as B.C. temporarily raise possession limit to 2.5g.
Emile Gariepy, harm reduction manager at Newo Yotina Friendship Centre in Regina, said the decriminalization is a great step toward helping people instead of punishing addiction.We deliver the local news you need in these turbulent times on weekdays at 3 p.m.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails or any newsletter. Postmedia Network Inc.
“You take away from them and then what happens? You create more criminal activity. These people are now going out again and trying to either steal stuff from stores or rob people for their money, do more criminal things to get their stuff back,” he added.Article content Citing uncertainty about the long-term effects of decriminalizing illicit drugs on public safety, the government said its focus will remain instead on funding addictions and treatment programming and services.
Gariepy said currently, the resources to test drugs at the Regina friendship centre is limited to some testing strips for fentanyl and benzodiazepines, but added a mass spectrometer is being installed which allow for more robust testing. The device is expected to be ready for use by Feb. 20, he added.
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