The provincial government is taking direct aim at the illegal drug trade.
It has put forward two regulatory changes.
One addresses the places where illegal drugs are being produced.
“This will make it illegal for landlords, commercial landlords, to knowingly allow illicit drug-related activities on their property,” says Kerzner.
The other will make it illegal to own, use or sell devices used in making illegal drugs, such as pill presses.
The ownership, production or trafficking of certain chemicals that are used in the making of illegal drugs will also be restricted.
“We are ensuring our police services have the tools they need to crack down and crack down hard on illegal drug production and to shut these operations down once and for all,” says Kerzner.
He adds that other measures to protect the public are also forthcoming in new legislation to be introduced in the coming weeks.
