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Vol. CLV, Issue 4
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Illustration by Lily Buller.

Washington State Supreme Court rules drug possession law unconstitutional; Thousands of convictions may be vacated

Rosa Woolsey, Staff Reporter March 18, 2021

To prosecute the unknowing possession of an illegal drug is unconstitutional, the Washington Supreme Court ruled. Last month, the 5-4 majority concluded that the law should require a component of knowingness...

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