How decriminalisation made Vancouver the fentanyl capital of the world
The city is gripped in an opioid crisis worse than America’s. Locals say overly liberal drug laws have sparked a catastrophe
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The city is gripped in an opioid crisis worse than America’s. Locals say overly liberal drug laws have sparked a catastrophe
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