Seattle City Council votes to reject public drug use prosecution bill

Name: Tue Jun 06 2023 Seattle City Council rejects bill that would have criminalized public drug use
Uploaded: 2023-06-07T15:47:08.000-07:00
Description: Tue Jun 06 2023 The Seattle City Council has rejected Council Bill 120586 that would have empowered the City Attorney to prosecute drug possession and public use.

by KOMO Staff

Wed, June 7th 2023, 2:49 AM UTC

A person openly smokes a narcotic on a street in 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.

Members of Seattle City Council are seen at a meeting at City Hall on June 6. In a 5-4 vote, 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)

FILE – A man smokes fentanyl in downtown Seattle. In a 5-4 vote Tuesday, 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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A person openly smokes a narcotic on a street in 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.

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