Marysville adopts law on drug possession after high court ruling
By Q13 News Staff
MARYSVILLE, Wash. - The city of Marysville has adopted a law to recriminalize the possession of drugs without a prescription.
On Monday, the Marysville City Council adopted the ordinance, making it a gross misdemeanor to possess controlled substances without a prescription.
The ordinance was enacted after a recent ruling by the state Supreme Court that struck down the state s law criminalizing the possession of controlled substances. The Supreme Court ruling eliminated any criminal penalties and the authority of police to arrest a person possing controlled substances or obtain search warrants.
Marysville recriminalizes drugs after high court ruling
The city changed an ordinance to make possession of a small amount of drugs a crime after the state Supreme Court legalized drug possession. Author: Eric Wilkinson Updated: 6:53 PM PST March 11, 2021
MARYSVILLE, Wash. Police in Marysville felt handcuffed after last month s Washington Supreme Court decision that effectively made small amounts of drugs, including meth and heroin, legal.
In response, the Marysville City Council voted this week to amend a local ordinance to make simple drug possession a crime once again.
Marysville Sgt. Matt Goolsby was on patrol last week when he came upon a woman smoking meth in her car.