Backbenchers and grassroots Liberals urging Trudeau government to decriminalize all drugs
The Roy Green Show · Global News / Curiouscast
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Show Notes
Justin Trudeau‘s government is being pushed by backbenchers and grassroots Liberals to decriminalize all illicit drugs, adopting a model similar to that used in Portugal where the emphasis is on getting drug users into treatment.
However, Trudeau is reportedly against the idea and Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor says it would not work for a country like Canada.
Guest: Bill Bogart. international expert on reducing the harm of risky behaviour, and author of ‘Off the Street: Legalizing Drugs’ and 'Permit But Discourage: Regulating Excessive Consumption'
(Photo: John Moore/Getty Images)
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