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Seattle City Attorney Ann Davison and Seattle City Councilmembers Alex Pedersen and Sara Nelson propose adopting the legislature’s law criminalizing simple drug possession (i.e. drug possession without intent to deliver) and public drug use. They assert that the city’s adoption of this law will prevent overdoses. Decades of research tells us that criminalization and incarceration will not prevent overdoses and will lead to additional disparities in incarceration and arrests.
This is not how Seattle's resources should be prioritized.
City of Seattle resources are limited and should instead be directed to the many proven strategies and programs rooted in public health that make a difference for people with substance use disorders and without homes. We can and should allocate more city resources to what works! We need a community conversation about what keeps people safe and helps them in their path to recovery from substance use disorder: effective treatment, engagement, and housing.
For background information:
Watch our Emergency Teach-In: "No New War on Drugs" (May 30, 2023)
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Urge the Seattle City Council to not take us back 50 years to a failed war on drugs-REJECT CB 120586.
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