Decrim

How We Decriminalized Drugs in British Columbia

Kennedy Stewart

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Harbour Publishing
17 January 2024

Drugs trade & trafficking; Laws of Specific jurisdictions; Medicolegal issues

A timely, insider account of an important and controversial step in British Columbia's strategic effort to respond to the overdose crisis.

Canada is in the middle of an opioid crisis. Since the province of British Columbia declared a public health emergency in 2016, more than 9,400 people have died of drug poisoning in BC-an average of six people a day-with nearly 1,500 apparent opioid-related deaths in the first eight months of 2022.

In Decrim, Kennedy Stewart, mayor of Vancouver from 2018 to 2022, recounts historic progress in addressing this crisis. January 31, 2023, is the beginning of a three-year trial period for decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of hard drugs in British Columbia, a ground-breaking change in Canada's approach to drug use. Kennedy Stewart has written Decrim to tell the story of how this remarkable policy change came about and the enormous challenges faced by those who fought for it-including its contribution to him losing his bid for mayoral re-election. In Decrim, Stewart lays out how ending the ""war on drugs"" and recognizing the overdose crisis as a public health issue will help reduce stigma related to substance use, increase access to health services, and decrease harms related to criminalization in British Columbia.

By: Kennedy Stewart
Imprint: Harbour Publishing
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions: Height: 215mm, Width: 139mm,
ISBN: 9781990776304
ISBN 10: 1990776302
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 17 January 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Kennedy Stewart is a politician, educator, author, and co-editor of Turning Parliament Inside Out: Practical Ideas for Reforming Canada's Democracy (Douglas & McIntyre, 2017). After serving as mayor of Vancouver for four years he is now returning to teaching at Simon Fraser University. He lives in Vancouver, BC.