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House OKs plan to overhaul state's approach to drugs

by Gene Johnson
| April 24, 2021 5:03 PM

SEATTLE (AP) — The state House of Representatives on Saturday approved an overhaul of Washington’s approach to drug possession, after the Washington Supreme Court struck down its previous law as unconstitutional — a ruling that left no prohibition on having small amounts of drugs, even for kids.

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