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Decriminalize possession of small amounts of illegal drugs, Toronto’s top doctor recommends. – We’re still fighting the last battles in the war on drugs.

Posted byDennis Reeve 30 November 202130 November 2021
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/decriminalize-drugs-tph-report-1.6266626
Posted byDennis Reeve30 November 202130 November 2021Posted inUncategorized

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