King County Department of Public Defense urges people with simple drug possession charges to use its free resources.

The Washington Supreme Court struck down the state’s drug possession law with the 2021 Blake Decision. The ruling followed a case in which a Spokane woman argued she wasn’t aware there was ...

Washington state ... s lives hang in the balance. A law passed in 2021 prevents the state from removing children from homes simply because their parents are drug addicts. Additionally, children ...

These are among the changes in Washington state law set to take effect Jan. 1, 2025. Washington state lawmakers passed roughly 340 bills during the 2024 legislative session, which wrapped up in March.

It also classifies drug use on transit as a drug-designated misdemeanor, allowing those convicted access to state ... possession of small amounts of hard drugs a Class C misdemeanor. This law ...

Ketterling said the simple drug possession law was found unconstitutional when a Washington Supreme Court ruling in the State v. Blake case found that to be guilty of simple drug possession ...