Canada Tries Ending Drug Deaths by Decriminalizing Drugs

PRAY WITH US about Canada tries ending drug deaths: Father God, You are righteous and true. But when we hide from You, we get trapped in darkness and deception. And drugs lead us deeper into darkness, deception, and finally destruction. So we grieve that nations are turning from You into broad ways that lead to more death.

Therefore we confess the sins of the fathers that have turned us toward evil ways. And we ask for forgiveness and grace to restore us to Your ways. Especially for the sake of the children, we ask that Your judgments teach the nations righteousness. So that we will not call what is evil good, and what is illegal legal. Move on the conscience of the nations that we be spared further destruction from drugs. In Jesus’ name, amen.

PRAYER ALERT: Canada Tries Ending Drug Deaths by Decriminalizing Drugs

Canada’s British Columbia had a record 2,224 drug deaths last year. So what do they do? Decriminalize the very drugs which are killing people. Now you can have 2.5 grams of illicit drugs without being arrested or charged.

Why decriminalize at all? So drug users won’t fear seeking help for their addiction. But Oregon started a similar experiment in 2021. Only 1% of those getting citations for possessing the targeted drugs have called the rehab help hotline.

Who profits from this? Drug dealers and government employees in mostly unused rehab facilities.

Still, British Columbia plans to give people three years to buy hard drugs with little or no penalty. Specifically those drugs include cocaine, ecstasy, methamphetamine and opiods. How many more people will start using them knowing they will face no real punishment? Except from the drugs themselves.

We saw in Belize how decriminalizing marijuana in 2017 quickly led to a bill to legalize it in 2021. The churches united to defeat it then. In March the PUP ruling party passed a similar bill without consulting the churches. But the churches gained enough signatures to force a nationwide referendum vote. Pray that voters here and elsewhere will say no to this “powerful delusion” (2 Thess. 2:11-12).