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“Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson is urging legislators to move forward with drug decriminalization proposals rather than reinstating criminal penalties for drug use. ...

“With Washington State lawmakers weighing their options after a court ruling that struck down the state’s law criminalizing drug possession, legislation favored by reform-minded lawmakers received its first committee hearing on Monday. ...

"Ever since the Washington State Supreme Court struck down the state's felony drug possession law, cops and Republicans and their besties in the media have relayed dubious anecdotes and issued alarmist warnings in an attempt...

"When Julian Saucier’s recreational drug use became an addiction, he didn’t know what to do. Saucier had a loving and supportive family but was ashamed to tell them what he was going through and...

“Why mandated treatment doesn’t work, addiction is a complex neurobiological process that has a lot of social factors and relational factors. And people can’t be told that they have to quit and be forced...

"The Washington State Supreme Court recently struck down the state’s main drug possession law, effectively decriminalizing simple possession of controlled substances. The court ruled last month that the law is unconstitutional because it lacks...

"This year marks a milestone for the state’s legal pot industry. For the first time since voters approved recreational pot use nine years ago, the state of Washington is expected to collect more than...

The Pathways To Recovery Act (HB 1499) proposes a new, common sense approach to improving public safety by eliminating ineffective and destructive criminal penalties for personal use and expanding proven treatment and support services...

“This week, Oregon became the first U.S. state to decriminalize possession of small amounts of heroin, cocaine and other drugs. On Thursday, state lawmakers and advocacy groups in Washington state announced a plan to...

“Critics of the nation’s war on drugs have launched a proposal similar to Oregon’s Measure 110, aimed for Washington’s 2021 legislative session. It would move the state away from arrests and jail for persons caught...