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The Current
CBC
Communities across Canada struggling with open drug use
NOV 10, 202618 MIN
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Description
Across the country, in small towns and big cities, people are getting fed up with open drug use in parks and on sidewalks. Even though it's against the law, police are charging fewer people with the crime. The intent is to treat addiction as a health issue. CBC reporter Ariana Kelland brings us the story from Atlantic Canada, and Police chief Fiona Wilson in Victoria, BC, tells us why there are no easy solutions.

