Mr. Kellen Russoniello:

Yes. We would also continue to include fentanyl in any decriminalisation. I agree with what Ms Wilson said. Essentially, if we did not include fentanyl, I am unsure how much an impact decriminalisation would have because at this point fentanyl is pretty much what everybody is using. It has so dominated the drug market that people who are using drugs are most likely using fentanyl. If it was not included, the vast majority of people would not qualify for decriminalisation and that would defeat the purpose.

From a philosophical perspective on what the point of decriminalisation is and moving towards a public health perspective, you also want to include that drug because you want to get the people who are using fentanyl directed to the health services. Criminalising fentanyl and drugs has not worked to deter people from using, so continuing to criminalise that does not mean fentanyl will go away. As Ms Wilson said, you can have different approaches for personal use versus trafficking but when talking about decriminalisation for personal use, you want to be sure to include the substances people are commonly using.