# Vancouver man filmed thrashing wildly on park bench after Canadian province decriminalized drugs… triggering so much narcotic use that even crows were getting high

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/vancouver-man-filmed-thrashing-wildly-on-park-bench-after-canadian-province-decriminalized-drugs-triggering-so-much-narcotic-use-that-even-crows-were-getting-high/
- Published: 2026-11-02T18:53:16+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-02T19:20:42+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16258709/Vancouver-man-thrashing-bench-Canadian-province-legalized-drugs-crows-getting-high.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Americas, Entertainment, Film, Health, Medicine, Research, Science, World

## Key points

- A Vancouver park video has renewed concern about public drug use.
- Rescuers report more than a dozen suspected crow overdoses.
- British Columbia’s decriminalisation pilot formally ended in January 2026.

## Summary

A video appearing to show a man convulsing on a Vancouver park bench has renewed concern about visible drug use and safety in public spaces. The article also reports suspected drug overdoses among crows in British Columbia, highlighting how discarded narcotics may affect wildlife as well as people.

British Columbia began a pilot decriminalising possession of up to 2.5 grams of several drugs in January 2023; restrictions in most public places were reinstated in May 2024, and the pilot formally ended in January 2026. Good Caws Crow Rescue Society volunteer Dayna Slater said the group had dealt with more than a dozen suspected crow overdoses this year in Prince George and now carries naloxone. She believes birds may be encountering drug traces in exposed rubbish; some affected crows have died.

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