Following Health Canada’s approval of an exemption request, in January 2023, people in British Columbia can legally carry up to 2.5 g of fentanyl and other illegal drugs. This session will review the empirical evidence gathered since the implementation, and what can be gleaned for law enforcement operations and liability.

• How has the change impacted police operations
• How officer safety has been affected in the last year
• Determining the liability police face if a person released from custody overdoses, or if a person not taken into custody then overdoses