Questions about what comes next after legislature adjourned without a new drug law

  • by:
  • Source: KIRO 7 News
  • 04/25/2023
Smoking by Mikail Duran is licensed under unsplash.com

Questions swirled Monday about what comes next after a surprise vote in Olympia left state legislators adjourning without a new drug possession law.

On Sunday, in the final hours of the legislative session, state House members voted down a bill to make drug possession a gross misdemeanor.

Supporters said it was a compromise to push people into treatment through the criminal justice system.

dorrance-publishing-banners
Sign Up For Our Newsletter