by Rich Smith
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Mar 1, 2021 at 10:20 am
Carrying small amounts of drugs is legal in Washington now. The next moves happen under this roof. Lester Black
A major front in Washington's war on drugs suddenly evaporated last week when a majority of the justices on the state Supreme Court declared the state's felony drug possession law unconstitutional. The move essentially decriminalized the act of carrying small amounts of drugs.
The ruling created big waves in the criminal legal system and in the Legislature, predictably prompting conservatives to lose their goddamned minds, moderates to stiffen slightly, and those fighting the racist drug war to cheer.