A local law in Seattle aimed toward criminalizing public drug use expired earlier this week without lawmakers instituting a replacement, meaning known possession of drugs and its public use is effectively legal in the city until council members implement new restrictions.
The Seattle City Council voted 5-4 against a statewide bill that would make known possession and public drug use a gross misdemeanor, making it the only city in the state of Washington “where it is legal to use hard drugs in public,” according to City Attorney Ann Davison. Local lawmakers have not yet come to an agreement on how to prosecute drug use, leaving the city in limbo until a new bill is passed.
Lawmakers later passed a bipartisan bill that would make known drug possession and public drug use a gross misdemeanor, with offenders being punished with up to 364 days in jail. The law would also allow prosecutors to recommend treatment as an alternative.
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