Rising Tensions Around Drug Decriminalization Could Be an NDP Sore Spot in 2024 BC Election

Published on January 12, 2024

British Columbia’s drug decriminalization pilot is set to expire in 2026, but it may end well before that depending on how the provincial general election goes this fall. While the ruling NDP remains fairly committed to the pilot that began about a year ago, B.C. United Leader Kevin Falcon and B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad have both vowed to take strong action against the pilot if elected. Frustrations over decriminalization in the province have been stoked by a Dec. 29 court injunction halting a ban on drug-use in playgrounds and certain other public spaces. Since the decriminalization pilot began on Jan. 31, 2023, municipal leaders and citizens across the province—even in small towns—have decried a rise in public drug use, particularly around children....

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