The possession of heroin, cocaine, opioids, MDMA and meth in the Canadian province of British Columbia is no longer a crime.
The radical move has been enforced in hope of stemming the record number of overdose deaths the area has been grappling with —more than 2,000 people in the province died from overdoses last year.
The law does not fully legalise the substances but means Canadians over the age of 18 in the Pacific coast province who possess up to 2.5g for personal use will not be arrested or charged.
