British Columbia Faces Backlash Over Reversing Drug Decriminalization Policy
卑詩省撤回毒品除罪化政策引發強烈反彈
In January 2023, British Columbia (B.C.) began a bold three-year experiment to treat substance use as a health issue rather than a criminal one.
2023年1月，卑詩省（B.C.）
Under this pilot project, adults were permitted to possess small amounts of illicit drugs for personal use, with the goal of reducing stigma and helping users seek life-saving medical care.
開始了一項大膽的三年實驗，將藥物濫用視為健康議題而非刑事案件。
However, the policy faced intense backlash from businesses, police, and community members concerned about open drug use in public spaces like parks and near schools.
在這項試點計畫下，成年人被允許持有少量個人自用的非法藥物，旨在減少汙名化，並幫助使用者尋求保命的醫療照護。
By January 31, 2026, the province officially ended the pilot, returning to a model of criminalization.
在日益增長的政治壓力下，政府開始撤銷該倡議。
Premier David Eby stated the program simply did not deliver the expected results.
到了2026年1月31日，該省正式終止了這項試點，回歸刑事化模式。
As B.C. marks a decade of a declared public health emergency, the province continues to grapple with the underlying crisis of a toxic, unregulated drug supply, leaving officials and citizens searching for a sustainable solution.
這項決策引發了激烈的辯論，一方是優先考慮公共安全的群體，另一方則認為重新將藥物濫用視為犯罪，只會將脆弱的群體逼回暗處，進而增加藥物過量造成的風險。
