The Saskatchewan government has introduced legislation that would categorize some drugs, like fentanyl and methamphetamine, as “street weapons.”
The bill, introduced on April 14, will amend The Safe Public Spaces (Street Weapons) Act, according to an April 15 news release. The legislation is expected to be passed in the spring session and be put in place by summer, the government said.
It would see fentanyl, methamphetamine and hypodermic needles categorized as street weapons, which the government says “recognizes the significant risk” the drugs present to public safety.
“Once in force, the Act will enable municipalities and First Nations to opt in to new rules to regulate the possession, transportation and storage of items potentially used as street weapons, such as large knives, machetes, hypodermic needles and bear spray,” the release said….