Grasping for greater name recognition among voters and to cement his place as the moderate alternative in the governor’s contest, Washington state Sen. Mark Mullet is taking swings at fellow Democrat and presumed frontrunner, Attorney General Bob Ferguson. In his first television ad, Mullet jabs Ferguson for his calling in 2021 for the elimination of […] The post Heating up: Mullet goes after Ferguson for once backing drug decriminalization appeared first on Washington State Standard.
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SALEM, Ore. (AP) Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has signed into law a bill that recriminalizes the possession of small amounts of drugs. The new law rolls back the state s previous decriminalization efforts by making so-called personal use possession a misdemeanor punishable by up to six months in jail. It also establishes ways for treatment to be offered as an alternative to criminal penalties. Kotek says the new law s success will depend on coordination between courts, police, prosecutors, defense attorneys and local mental health providers. Support for the law from Kotek and other Democrats followed growing public and political pressure, as the fentanyl crisis fueled one of the nation s largest spikes in overdose deaths.