On the first day of a special legislative session called specifically to address the issue, lawmakers passed a new, compromise version of Senate Bill 5536. By Tuesday evening, Gov. Jay Inslee had signed the bill into law, and the special session had adjourned.
The Legislature struggled to find a compromise law during this year’s regularly scheduled legislative session. It ended late last month with lawmakers failing to pass a proposal in the session’s final hours, when the Democratic-controlled House couldn’t find the votes needed to pass a proposed new law.
The deal passed on Tuesday creates a gross misdemeanor for knowing possession and knowing use in a public place, according to
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