…drug decriminalization… Washington state…
After voting down a bill last month [April 2023] to keep drug possession illegal and boost services for people struggling with addiction…
Washington lawmakers are entering a special legislative session to find a compromise before a temporary law keeping the possession of small amounts of drugs outlawed expires. If a new law is not passed, Washington would become the second state in the U.S., after Oregon, to decriminalize possession of personal-use amounts of drugs… if a new measure is not passed before the temporary drug law expires, cities and counties would be free to adopt their own approaches, creating a patchwork of laws
Original Article (Sasktoday):
Why a drug decriminalization crisis looms for Washington state lawmakers
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