Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 9 July 2024

Committee on Drugs Use

Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation of Drugs: Discussion (Resumed)

7:00 pm

Ms Fiona Wilson:

No, in fact that legislation is still working its way through the courts. It is still being contemplated. The court process is likely to take longer than the pilot project for decriminalisation here in British Columbia. We have another year and a half or so left in this pilot project. By the time that works its way through the courts, the decriminalisation pilot project will likely have concluded. There was an attempt to go back and to continue working on that legislation but the injunction has to be addressed. As I said, our court process is not necessarily a speedy one in that regard. We understood that it was not going to be a viable solution.

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