不列颠哥伦比亚省于1月31日结束了对毒品拥有的非刑罪化,恢复了少量逮捕,除非存在减轻处罚情节。 British Columbia ends drug possession decriminalization Jan. 31, restoring arrests for small amounts unless extenuating circumstances exist.

自2026年1月31日起,不列颠哥伦比亚省结束其毒品拥有非刑罪化试点,恢复允许对芬太尼和可卡因等少量毒品进行逮捕的法律。 Starting Jan. 31, 2026, British Columbia ends its drug possession decriminalization pilot, restoring laws that allow arrests for small amounts of drugs like fentanyl and cocaine. 除非存在“极端情况”, 诸如扰乱公共秩序等, 警方不会因单纯持有而逮捕任何人。 Police will not make arrests for simple possession unless "extenuating circumstances" exist, such as public disorder. 该省不会寻求延长联邦豁免, 允许最高可达2.5克毒品。 The province won’t seek an extension of the federal exemption permitting up to 2.5 grams of drugs. 警方和各省部委正在拟订保密议定书,以指导执法工作,预期在2月1日之前。 Police and provincial ministries are developing confidential protocols to guide enforcement, expected before Feb. 1. 官员们强调,执法的重点仍将是公共健康和安全,由官员行使酌处权,通过HealthIM应用程序等工具优先提供心理健康支助。 Officials stress that enforcement will remain focused on public health and safety, with officers using discretion and prioritizing mental health support through tools like the HealthIM app.