The Seattle City Council voted to reject a proposal to criminalize drugs in June in a 5-4 split vote, and there hasn’t been a vote on a new proposal presented by Mayor Bruce Harrell.
FILE - A drug user attempting to smoke what appears to be fentanyl. The state’s new drug possession law will take effect Monday in Washington, but the city of Seattle will remain in an "ambiguous" position when it comes to whether drugs are illegal in the city.
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