A statewide initiative that sought to decriminalize drug possession in Washington State and replace failing drug laws with a public health approach won’t be on the November 2022 ballot, organizers announced this week.
“We will not be moving forward to qualify Washington State Initiative Measure No. 1922 to the November 8th general election ballot,” the campaign said in a press release. “Signature gathering proved more challenging and prohibitively expensive than projected.”
Commit to Change Washington wrote in an article this week that they made “the difficult decision to cease signature-gathering efforts.”
WA introduces ballot measure to decriminalize drug possession
I‑1922 faced a deadline of 5 p.m. July 8 to turn
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