Seattle City Council votes to reject public drug use prosecution bill

by KOMO Staff

Wed, June 7th 2023, 2:49 AM UTC

A person openly smokes a narcotic on a street in Seattle. In a 5-4 vote Tuesday, Seattle City Council rejected a bill that would have made possessing and knowingly using illegal drugs in public a gross misdemeanor. The bill would have also given the city attorney the authority to prosecute drug possession and public use drug cases.

Members of Seattle City Council are seen at a meeting at City Hall on June 6. In a 5-4 vote, City Council rejected a bill that would have made possessing and knowingly using illegal drugs in public a gross misdemeanor. The bill would have also given the city attorney the authority to prosecute drug possession and public use drug cases. (KOMO News)

FILE – A man smokes fentanyl in downtown Seattle. In a 5-4 vote Tuesday, City Council rejected a bill that would have made possessing and knowingly using illegal drugs in public a gross misdemeanor. The bill would have also given the city attorney the authority to prosecute drug possession and public use drug cases. (KOMO News)

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A person openly smokes a narcotic on a street in Seattle. In a 5-4 vote Tuesday, Seattle City Council rejected a bill that would have made possessing and knowingly using illegal drugs in public a gross misdemeanor. The bill would have also given the city attorney the authority to prosecute drug possession and public use drug cases.

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