A day before the possession of small amounts of certain illicit drugs is temporarily decriminalized, about a third of B.C.'s frontline police officers have completed their first phase of training.
About 2/3 of more than 9,000 front-line officers have completed 1st phase of trainingMany of B.C.'s largest police departments have made training on drug decriminalization mandatory for their officers.During a technical briefing Monday, reporters learned the province has developed a 45-minute recorded presentation on the decriminalization pilot project as part of the first phase of training for the province's more than 9,000 officers on the streets.
The three-year B.C. pilot, which launches Tuesday, allows for personal possession of up to 2.5 grams of opioids, cocaine, methamphetamine and MDMA. Officers have also been given infographics and photographs illustrating what 2.5 grams of drugs might look like.About two thirds of front-line police have gone through this first step in a two-step training process, and officials expect the majority will have an opportunity to complete both phases in the next couple of months.
The province has not made the training mandatory for officers, but many of B.C.'s largest police departments have, including the RCMP and the Vancouver Police Department. Beginning Tuesday, officers will be expected not to seize or confiscate drugs below the threshold from adults. Instead, they'll be asked to provide information on health and social supports, as well as treatment and recovery options.An earlier version of this story said about one-third of front-line police in B.C. have received the first phase of training on implementation of the new drug decriminalization rules. In fact, it's two-thirds.
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