“It’s a tool that we need,” said Everett Mayor Cassie Franklin. “The criminal justice system is a necessary part of the equation.”
VIDEO: Mayors seek to address drug possession after legislature fails to pass billIn the absence of a legislative fix to the Blake Decision, local leaders across Washington state are taking matters into their own hands,Everett Mayor Cassie Franklin wants to outlaw drug use out in the open. Right now, she’s urging the Everett City Council to make it a misdemeanor that could land violators with jail time.
Mayor Franklin is among the local leaders that originally supported the original statewide solution, Senate Bill 5536, but then changed their position. Both Mayor Franklin and King County Councilmember Reagan Dunn prefer a statewide solution to action by local government. They want Gov. Jay Inslee to call a special session and bring lawmakers back to Olympia.
Dunn drafted his own legislation for King County that would make it illegal to consume drugs in plain view of the public. Violators could face up to 90 days in jail and a $1,000 fine.
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