SEATTLE — Prosecutors and judges across the state are preparing for the state’s new drug possession law to go into effect on July 1. That includes Seattle City Attorney Ann Davison. She along with ...

Washington was one of the first two states to legalize recreational cannabis. That said, lawmakers don't want the state to be among the first two to do so when it comes to all drugs. At the ballot box ...

In 2021, Washingtons Supreme Court struck down the states drug possession law, saying it was unfair to punish people who didnt knowingly have drugs. This ruling effectively decriminalized simple ...

Hundreds of thousands of drug convictions became eligible to be cleared after Washington state's criminal drug law was struck down in 2021 — but fewer than half have been vacated, and the state money ...

In 2021, the Washington Supreme Court held in State v. Blake that our law criminalizing drug possession without criminal intent was unconstitutional and void. In general, when a law is declared ...