I prefaced my statement today by saying that my recommendations were going to be specifically for impacting people who have a substance use disorder. The reason I prefaced with that is that while a lot of the people who are impacted by the opioid epidemic and toxic drug crisis have substance use disorders, not all of them do. There is a component whereby the toxic drug supply is sometimes killing people who don't have substance use disorders, because it is toxic and because they don't have access to a regulated supply like we do with alcohol or other regulated substances.
The reality is that our liquor stores are a place to access safe and regulated drugs, and our bars and restaurants are supervised consumption spaces.