Canada's province of British Columbia decriminalizes the possession of illicit drugs
Dave Hamm, an ethical substance peer navigator with the Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users (VANDU), distributes packets of drugs tested for contaminants, as the province of British Columbia decriminalized the possession of small amounts of cocaine, methamphetamine, MDMA and opioids like heroin, fentanyl and morphine, in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada January 31, 2023. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier