Oregon, Washington's neighbor to the south, became the first state in the country to decriminalize drug possession after voters approved Measure 110 in 2020. But criticism of the law has grown as ...

The grace period on illegal drug possession ends Tuesday in Washington state ... grateful that there is a statewide law that is uniform across the state,” said Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney ...

The Washington Legislature reconvened Tuesday to finalize the new law on drug possession penalties and addiction treatment resources in the state. A group of legislators from all four caucuses ...

Details indicate a new drug possession law in Washington state will include a modified gross misdemeanor as a penalty with a maximum of 180 days to 364 days in jail, depending on the circumstances.

In February 2021, the Washington Supreme Court struck down as unconstitutional the long-standing state law that had made illegal drug possession a felony. The Blake decision, handed down as that ...

Arrests and treatment referrals are rising in Kitsap and statewide as police re-establish ways to address epidemic.

OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Washington state Legislature passed a compromise drug possession bill on May 16, the first day of a special session called by Gov. Jay Inslee. The state House passed a ...

We have to address this.” RELATED:28 Washington mayors sign letter to state legislature regarding drug possession laws Everett’s proposed ordinance that is expected to go before City Council ...

More than two dozen mayors from across Washington state are voicing ... expressing concerns about a proposed update to state law about drug possession. In the letter, the mayors said the proposed ...

Since the Washington Supreme Court struck down the state’s felony drug possession law in the “Blake” decision two years ago, the city of Marysville has passed two different ordinances to ...

In February 2021, the court handed down a decision that upended Washington’s drug landscape. In the case of State v. Blake, judges found that the state’s criminal drug possession laws were ...

A court decision changed how Washington enforces drug possession. Now, a year after legislative changes, law enforcement is seeing a difference.