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Initiative to decriminalize most drugs will not appear on November ballot
June 30, 2022
"WASHINGTON - The campaign behind a controversial initiative that would decriminalize personal amounts of almost all illegal drugs has ended its signature-gathering push to get the initiative on the Nov. 8 ballot....
Read More ShareWashington State Activists Call Off Drug Decriminalization Ballot Effort Even As New Poll Shows Voter Support
June 29, 2022
"The campaign behind an effort to decriminalize drugs and expand treatment and recovery services in Washington State has halted its push to qualify an initiative for November’s ballot...
Read More ShareDrs. Kim Thorburn and Robert Wood: Physicians support refocused approach to substance use disorder
May 26, 2022
"This month, the National Center for Health Statistics reported that more than 100,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in 2021, a 14.9% upsurge from 2020. COVID-19 is believed to be part of the cause...
Read More ShareNew initiative aims to decriminalize drug possession, increase funding for treatment
May 25, 2022
"Drug reform advocates have launched ballot initiative 1922, which will decriminalize possession of drugs and direct a portion of revenue from cannabis taxes to fund drug treatment and rehabilitation.
Read More ShareProposed initiative would decriminalize drugs in Washington State
May 17, 2022
"Initiative Measure No. 1922 would decriminalize the possession of all illicit drugs in the state. Law enforcement officers would retain the authority to confiscate illicit drugs, and selling or delivering them would remain a crime....
Read More ShareWA Seeks to Decriminalize Drugs with New Ballot Measure
May 15, 2022
"A coalition called Commit to Change WA is currently collecting signatures in order to get a ballot measure to decriminalize drugs on the ballot in November. Specifically, Initiative 1922 would still allow law enforcement to confiscate any illicit...
Read More ShareActivists, public health advocates launch initiative to decriminalize drug possession
May 13, 2022
"A coalition of activists and public health leaders is working to get an initiative on Washington’s ballot that would decriminalize drug possession and redirect marijuana tax revenue to treatment programs. ...
Read More ShareThe Impact – Drug Decriminalization Campaign
May 11, 2022
"A look at the campaign to put drug decriminalization on the ballot this year."
Read More ShareI-1922 to decriminalize drugs in Washington state rolls out
May 06, 2022
"A year after the Washington State Supreme Court’s Blake decision struck down the state’s felony drug possession law as unconstitutional, drug-reform advocates have proposed a ballot measure moving away from criminalizing drug use and instead focusing...
Read More ShareWA introduces ballot measure to decriminalize drug possession
May 06, 2022
"Drug-reform advocates, doctors, and politicians have initiated a ballot measure, Initiative 1922, to remove the penalties for possessing drugs of any kind in the state of Washington, including cocaine, heroin, and hallucinogenic mushrooms.
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