B.C. ends drug decriminalization, but needs to start charging for possession again: MLA

National Post: “Decriminalization — the pilot at least — is over,” says the Independent MLA for Surrey-Cloverdale, Elenore Sturko, a former RCMP officer and long-time foe of B.C.’s soft-on-drugs approach.

Elenore is worried the province’s step-back isn’t enough; she says the province now needs to commit to charge people for possession of the hard stuff: cocaine, methamphetamine, MDMA, and opioids like heroin and fentanyl. She says B.C. Premier David Eby started to dial back on the experiment in 2024, but the free-for-all continued in public places…