State's public drug use law goes into effect this week

Name: State's public drug use law goes into effect this week
Uploaded: 2023-08-14T12:51:00Z
Duration: 1 min 32 s
Description: Big changes in the state's fight against drugs. Starting Tuesday, possession or caught using illegal drugs in our state could face misdemeanor charges. But that isn't the case in Seattle since city leaders have not put the law into the city books, meaning they can't actually prosecute drug charges.

Big changes in the state's fight against drugs. Starting Tuesday, possession or caught using illegal drugs in our state could face misdemeanor charges. But that isn't the case in Seattle since city leaders have not put the law into the city books, meaning they can't actually prosecute drug charges.

Posted August 14, 2023 5:51am PDT