Directive for prosecutors to apply leniency for some drug-possession cases gets nod from Canada’s top doc
'As much as I hear the calls [to decriminalize simple drug possession] across the country from many people, it’s something worth deliberating about, but certainly there is no silver bullet approach to dealing with problematic substance use in the country,' says Health Minister Patty Hajdu.
Canada’s chief public health officer is voicing her support for a directive that federal prosecutors are following to prosecute only the most serious cases involving drug possession amid a spike in the number of deaths by overdose.
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