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February 26, 2021

Washington state justices strike down drug possession law

By GENE JOHNSON
Associated Press

SEATTLE — The Washington Supreme Court on Thursday struck down the state's felony drug possession law because — unlike the laws of every other state — it did not require prosecutors to prove someone knowingly or intentionally possessed drugs.

The ruling came in the case of a Spokane woman who had received a pair of jeans from a friend that had a small bag of methamphetamine in a pocket.


 
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