The decriminalization of opiate possession in British Columbia reduces stigma and stops criminalizing people over medical and mental health issues, said the executive director of the Construction Industry Rehab Plan (CIRP). In an interview with the Journal of Commerce, Vicky Waldron said the decriminalization of small possessions of drugs is an important step forward in … Continue reading ‘We shouldn’t be criminalizing a medical issue’: CIRP on B.C. decriminalization