Bill legalizing drug injection sites vetoed by Calif. governor, who says they could bring "world of unintended consequences"
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Sacramento, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Monday that he said could have brought "a world of unintended consequences" by allowing Los Angeles, Oakland and San Francisco to set up sites where opioid users could legally inject drugs under supervision.
"The unlimited number of safe injection sites that this bill would authorize - facilities which could exist well into the later part of this decade - could induce a world of unintended consequences," Newsom said.
While he said they could be helpful, he worried that "if done without a strong plan, they could work against this purpose. ... Worsening drug consumption challenges in these areas is not a risk we can take."
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