Seattle Mayor Harrell promises drug possession law amid fentanyl crisis, timeline remains unclear

Name: Mon Jun 12 2023 Seattle Mayor Harrell promises drug possession law amid fentanyl crisis, timeline remains unclear
Uploaded: 2023-06-13T16:26:30.000-07:00
Description: Mon Jun 12 2023 Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell on June 12, 2023 said his city will have a drug possession law soon.

by Chris Daniels, KOMO News Senior Reporter

Tue, June 13th 2023, 1:18 AM UTC

FILE – Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell pauses while giving his second State of the City address on Tuesday, February 21, 2023.{ }Mayor Harrell said on June 12, 2023 that Seattle would soon have a drug law in place. (KOMO News)

FILE – A person smokes a narcotic in downtown Seattle. In a 5-4 vote Tuesday, Seattle City Council rejected a bill that would have made possessing and knowingly using illegal drugs in public a gross misdemeanor. The bill would have also given the city attorney the authority to prosecute drug possession and public use drug cases. (KOMO News)

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FILE – Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell pauses while giving his second State of the City address on Tuesday, February 21, 2023. Mayor Harrell said on June 12, 2023 that Seattle would soon have a drug law in place. (KOMO News)

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