For Subscribers Getting audio file ... Audio for this article is not available at this time. This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. British Columbia is seeking approval from Ottawa to become the first province where possession of small amounts of illicit drugs is not a criminal offence. Sheila Malcolmson, the province’s Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, inquired last week about a provincewide exemption from federal drug laws to remove criminal penalties for people possessing small amounts of drugs for personal use. In a letter to...…For Subscribers Getting audio file ... Audio for this article is not available at this time. This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. British Columbia is seeking approval from Ottawa to become the first province where possession of small amounts of illicit drugs is not a criminal offence. Sheila Malcolmson, the province’s Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, inquired last week about a provincewide exemption from federal drug laws to remove criminal penalties for people possessing small amounts of drugs for personal use. In a letter to...WW…