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We already have designated smoking areas for tobacco and weed, so I don't see this as huge step from there. It's also obviously an improvement from people smoking in the hospitals and is better than people going through/dying from withdrawal if they're in the hospital.
However, I think there needs to be some pretty strict guidelines.
- Security needs to be present and adequately staffed.
- Penalties for using in non-designated areas need to be severe and consistently enforced.
- Severe penalties for anyone leaving needles or other paraphernalia laying around.
- Severe penalties for anyone caught dealing on hospital grounds.
The province should also probably install metal detectors in all hospitals. This isn't necessarily related to decrim. I think it's just a good idea overall to increase safety for health care workers. It's not just addicts who assault nurses and hospital staff. There are the COVID crazies, people who are mentally unwell, etc.
In an ideal world, I would also probably require visitors to show ID, but not sure that would survive a Charter or HRT challenge.