Newsom vetoes bill proposing safe drug injection sites in California
CNN
California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed on Monday a safe injection sites bill that aimed to minimize overdose deaths, citing concern over "a world of unintended consequences."
Senate Bill 57 proposed a tri-city pilot program in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Oakland that would legalize drug use in specific supervised hygienic spaces where drug users could consume drugs using sterile supplies, according to the bill text.
While the bill called for local boards of supervisors and city councils to hold public meetings and consult with law enforcement before implementing a program, the governor expressed worry about "the operations of safe injection sites without strong, engaged local leadership and well-documented, vetted, and thoughtful operational and sustainability plans."
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