B.C.’s former chief coroner says province’s drug policy overhaul feels like ‘impulsive political decision’

British Columbia’s former chief coroner says she’s disappointed by the province’s overhaul of its program that provides prescription alternatives to toxic street drugs, a shift she says “feels like a really impulsive political decision.”Lisa Lapointe said the move to a “witnessed-only” model in which people are supervised while consuming their prescription drugs appeared to ignore scientific evidence.