BC: Drug Gear On Way Out

[Jim Finnel]

Drug paraphernalia will be banned from display or sale in all Surrey stores.

Responding from a number of public complaints, Surrey council voted Monday to restrict the sale of all items related to illicit drug use.

Some of those would include pipes used for crack cocaine, roach clips for marijuana joints, and even aerosol spray containers with false bottoms to hide drugs.

"It's unfortunate that stores that sell candy to young people have openly displayed drug paraphernalia," said Coun. Barinder Rasode. "So we're upping the ante."

She describes the proposed legislation as incomplete, but notes the city wanted something on the books right away.

Final reading on the law is expected in the coming weeks.


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[Weed420]

"It's unfortunate that stores that sell candy to young people have openly displayed drug paraphernalia," said Coun. Barinder Rasode. "So we're upping the ante."

Its unfortunate that candy sales results in more disease and death than MJ does.