The following action is adapted from People Power WA:

SSB 5536 has a public hearing Saturday, February 18th @ 9:00 am in the Senate Ways and Means Committee. This bill re-criminalizes substance possession and leaves substance use disorder treatment in the hands of prosecutors and the court, instead of health providers.

85% of Washingtonians believe that substance use disorder should be treated as a public health disorder, not a criminal justice issue. This includes large majorities of Democrats, Republicans, and Independents: https://www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2022/6/27/washington-voters-want-to-pass-i-1922-and-decriminalize-drug-possession

We encourage everyone to Sign-in CON – It’s Easy and it Takes 30 seconds:

https://app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifier/Add?chamber=Senate&mId=30808&aId=152197&caId=21589&tId=3&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=2023-02-16

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