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. 2024 Feb 8;24:407. doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-17845-y

Table 5.

True and False statements about the circumstances that BC’s decriminalization policy applies among survey participants aware of decriminalization (n = 254)

Police can take drugs if holding less than the allowable amount People can be arrested for trafficking no matter how much drug they have on them
n % n %
Respondents 249 98.0% 247 97.2%
True 56 22.5% 136 55.1%
False 145 58.2% 63 25.5%
Not sure 48 19.3% 48 19.4%

*Correct answers: False unless in a location where the exemption does not apply or if subject to certain court conditions; True