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Originally Posted by Winsor_Pilates
The proposal was as such:
"The law would allow police to order people to “cease using an illegal substance in a specified area,” or to leave that area.
The places specified in the act include sports fields, beaches or parks, within six metres of building entrances and within 15 metres of a playground, skate park or wading pool."
Not like that leaves no other locations.
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Maybe I'm not thinking creatively enough, but the only areas that really leaves is alleyways, right?
6M of building entrances is pretty substantial in a cramped downtown core. Can't confirm all of Vancouver, but in downtown Victoria, that basically pushes people out into the middle of the streets.
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I'm not in disagreement with you about more safe injection sites.
Certainly even you can understand having a few areas full of children protected from illicit drug use is a good idea?
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Again, in an ideal world, the consumption laws would mirror open-carry liquor and marijuana laws. The problem again is that there aren't enough suitable indoor options for people to consume their SoC if it's not weed or liquor.
Obviously the elephant in the room on this issue is homelessness. If we provided housing for people, public substance-consumption becomes way less of an issue and there's growing evidence that people in stable housing tend to find their way to successful treatment options.