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Washington governor calls special session to push drug decriminalization law
by Eden Villalovas, Breaking News Reporter |
 May 03, 2023 01:39 PM
 
Gov. Jay Inslee (D-WA) announced he would call for a special session in the Washington state legislature after the chamber failed to pass a bill decriminalizing the possession of fentanyl and other drugs.

“My office and I have been meeting with legislators from all four caucuses, and I am very optimistic about reaching an agreement that can pass both chambers,” Inslee said in a statement. “Cities and counties are eager to see a statewide policy that balances accountability and treatment, and I believe we can produce a bipartisan bill that does just that. Details are still being negotiated, but caucus leaders share the desire to pass a bill. I believe that starting the clock on May 16 will put us on a path to getting the job done this month.”
 

The state legislature will discuss revisions to Washington’s state drug possession laws, following a 2021 Supreme Court decision that struck down current laws as unconstitutional.

In a 5-4 decision known as State v. Blake, the divided court found that unintentional illegal drug possession, including of deadly fentanyl, is not a felony. The ruling said the current statute violated the state and federal constitution,

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/washington-governor-calls-special-session-push-drug-decriminalization
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Then DUI should be eliminated.  Someone under the influence of fentanyl might be arrested by overzealous cops.  People who provide the drug should be free from prosecution if someone ODs on it, kills someone, or commits a felony - particularly if they off a politician. :yowsa:
The unity of government which constitutes you one people is also now dear to you. It is justly so, for it is a main pillar in the edifice of your real independence, the support of your tranquility at home, your peace abroad; of your safety; of your prosperity; of that very liberty which you so highly prize. But as it is easy to foresee that, from different causes and from different quarters, much pains will be taken, many artifices employed to weaken in your minds the conviction of this truth.  George Washington - Farewell Address

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Then DUI should be eliminated.  Someone under the influence of fentanyl might be arrested by overzealous cops.  People who provide the drug should be free from prosecution if someone ODs on it, kills someone, or commits a felony - particularly if they off a politician. :yowsa:

That doesn't follow.