British Columbian Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Sheila Malcolmson, told Liam Bartlett on 6PR Mornings the public emergency in illicit drugs had been ongoing for six years.

"We got to a point where we losing seven people a day to drug toxicity," she said.

Leading Perth criminal barrister Tom Percy QC told Bartlett WA should try something similar but was doubtful given the state government's recent comments against a Bill for small amounts of cannabis by the Legalise Cannabis WA Party.

"We've been going nowhere for a long time," he said on Monday in response to the Canadian move.

British Columbian Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Sheila Malcolmson, told Liam Bartlett on 6PR Mornings the public emergency in illicit drugs had been ongoing for six years.
"We got to a point where we losing seven people a day to drug toxicity," she said.
Leading Perth criminal barrister Tom Percy QC told Bartlett WA should try something similar but was doubtful given the state government's recent comments against <a href="https://www.6pr.com.au/the-plan-to-legalise-cannabis-in-wa/">a Bill for small amounts of cannabis</a> by the Legalise Cannabis WA Party.
"We've been going nowhere for a long time," he said on Monday in response to the Canadian move.

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