"Adastra Holdings, a Langley-based cannabis company, received approval from Health Canada on Feb. 17 to “interact with” up to 250 grams of cocaine and to import coca leaves to manufacture and synthesize the substance. The company’s CEO said in a Feb. 22 press release it will explore the “commercialization” of cocaine to provide a safe supply of the drug."
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I thought the cocaine manufacturing was a bit much but then Los Angeles has cocaine bars!!!!
Is it possible the government is moving toward supplying free, safe drugs like they do at injection sites?
Health Canada says they did not license for retail.
Here is their position.
https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/trudeau-surprised-bc-firm-talks-about-selling-cocaine
The BC NDP claims this move wasn't their choice and yet might it dovetail their recent decriminalization.
"Producing and distributing cocaine is not part of the province’s decriminalization plan, Eby said. On Jan. 30, B.C. became the first place in Canada where adults with up to 2.5 grams of so-called hard drugs — opioids, cocaine, amphetamines and ecstasy — will not face criminal charges and their drugs will not be seized."