OLYMPIA – A local organization has started to gather signatures for a proposed ballot initiative that would decriminalize simple drug possession. Initiative 1922, the Substance Use Disorder Prevention and Recovery Act launched by Commit to Change WA, will need 324,516 valid signatures by July 8 to appear on the November general election ballot. The initiative would decriminalize personal drug possession and fund expansion of prevention, treatment and recovery services using marijuana tax revenue. The measure would also help people with simple drug possession convictions on their record to clear those convictions.
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