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Drug possession is illegal. Why can people use openly in public?
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a crime & justice story. CBC Canada is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 9 Nov 2026, 09:30 UTC. The headline in use is “Drug possession is illegal. Why can people use openly in public?”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
The drop in prosecutions — and the apparent rise in open usage — coincides with a Public Prosecution Service of Canada policy change in 2020 directing prosecutors away from laying criminal charges for drug possession, according to police officials and experts who spoke with CBC News.
Story timeline
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- First reported by CBC Canada
Drug possession is illegal. Why can people use openly in public?
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- CBC Canada