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Washington lawmakers are in a race against the clock to keep their state from becoming the second in the nation to decriminalize possession of hard drugs.<\/p>\n

Gov. Jay Inslee is calling lawmakers back for a special session Tuesday after the legislature failed to reach an agreement on a new drug law<\/a> during the regular session.<\/p>\n

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“We’ve known since last year that we needed to pass legislation regarding this,” state Rep. Peter Abbarno, a Republican, told Fox News. “It’s pretty unfortunate to find that the can had been kicked so far down the road.”<\/p>\n

The problem started in 2021 when the Washington Supreme Court<\/a> struck down the state’s felony ban on drug possession as unconstitutional because it did not include an intent requirement. Lawmakers temporarily made drug possession a misdemeanor offense with the goal of coming up with a permanent solution.<\/p>\n

But that hasn’t happened yet, and the misdemeanor law expires July 1.<\/p>\n

Several bills addressing the issue were proposed, Abbarno said. Senate Bill 5536, which would have made possession a gross misdemeanor, came the closest to passing, but 15 Democrats joined all 40 Republicans in voting it down on the final day of the legislative session.<\/p>\n

It “didn’t have teeth,” Abbarno said of the bill. House Republicans argued its jail diversion process was too lenient and would lead to a revolving door of offenses.<\/p>\n

Abbarno said his ideal drug possession bill would strike a balance between “accountability and compassion.”<\/p>\n

“When I look around my community, I don’t want to see somebody struggling with addiction, merely just thrown in jail. I want them to have the services they need,” he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But he also wants to ensure “people are held accountable” for using and possessing dangerous drugs like fentanyl<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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As overdose rates skyrocketed and public drug use became commonplace in many cities, some local governments have passed their own laws cracking down on drugs. Marysville<\/a> was the first city in the state to recriminalize possession, and later passed another ordinance making public drug use an arrestable offense.<\/p>\n

If the state doesn’t replace the misdemeanor law, Abbarno predicts a “domino effect” of cities setting their own drug laws.<\/p>\n

“I’m hoping that everyone’s feet are held to the fire and we actually do our job and come out of there with an agreement,” he said.<\/p>\n

Oregon, Washington’s neighbor to the south, became the first state in the country to decriminalize drug possession<\/a> after voters approved Measure 110 in 2020.<\/p>\n

But criticism of the law has grown as overdose deaths continue to increase. An audit found<\/a> the state’s health authority could not provide data showing how hundreds of millions of dollars earmarked for addiction treatment were spent.<\/p>\n

“You look at what communities and states are doing around you and see how you can improve on it,” Abbarno, who represents a district in southwest Washington<\/a>, said. “You don’t often want to follow them down the rabbit hole.”<\/p>\n

Special sessions last 30 days in Washington, but Inslee’s office said lawmakers should be able to finish within several days if they reach a consensus.<\/p>\n

The state legislature has already earmarked more than $600 million in new spending on services for those with substance use disorders.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/washington-state-scrambles-pass-drug-possession-law-decriminalization-deadline <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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