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Ontario warns Toronto Public Health to drop drug decriminalization application

Toronto Public Health filed an application to Health Canada in early 2022 to decriminalize the possession of illegal drugs for personal use.

Published May 16, 2024 at 3:24pm

Marco Vigliotti
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Marco Vigliotti
Ontario warns Toronto Public Health to drop drug decriminalization application

Dr. Eileen de Villa, medical officer of Health for the City of Toronto attends a news conference in Toronto, on Monday, January 27, 2020. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press)

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