Gov't polling showed many Canadians' drug decriminalization fears

Months before B.C. sought to scale back its drug decriminalization pilot project, the federal government's own polling suggested to officials that a majority of Canadians believed the policy would lead to an increase in overdoses. 

Gov't polling showed many Canadians' drug decriminalization fears
A white powder and some pills are strewn amid other drug paraphernalia.

Months before B.C. sought to scale back its drug decriminalization pilot project, the federal government's own polling suggested to officials that a majority of Canadians believed the policy would lead to an increase in overdoses.