Washington state scrambles to pass drug possession law before decriminalization deadline
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Washington will become the second state to decriminalize hard drugs like heroin and fentanyl if legislators can't craft a new law. Their deadline is approaching fast.
Hannah Ray Lambert is an associate producer/writer with Fox News Digital Originals.
"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."
The problem started in 2021 when the Washington Supreme Court 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.
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