Some Washington lawmakers want to focus on drug treatment instead of punishment [king5.com]

Karen Clemmer 3/17/212:03 PM

By Drew Mikkelsen, King 5, March 16, 2021

When the state’s Supreme Court ruled Washington’s drug possession law unconstitutional last month, the ball landed in the legislature’s court to address the issue.

Democrats, who control the majorities in the House and Senate, said the matter will be dealt with this legislative session, but citizens should not expect the wording of the past law to be changed to automatically make drug possession illegal again.

Sen. Manka Dhingra (D-Redmond), Deputy Majority Caucus Leader, said legislators are looking to treat drug possession as a public health matter, with a focus on treatment rather than punishment.

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