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Framing decriminalization: A mixed-methods study on media narratives, government resources, misinformation, and public support of British Columbia's drug decriminalization policy.
Farihah Ali, Shannon Chellew Paternostro, Sameer Imtiaz, Cayley Russell, Mark Asbridge, Louisa Degenhardt, Elaine Hyshka, Kurt Lock, M Eugenia Socias, Dan Werb, Jürgen Rehm
Published: 202610.1016/j.drugpo.2025.105123
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: British Columbia's (BC) three-year drug decriminalization policy-introduced in January 2023 and amended just over a year later in 2024-had multiple goals, including reducing drug use stigma, shifting perceptions of drug use from a crimi…
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