“You can’t drink alcohol and walk down the sidewalk. You can’t use marijuana while you’re out in public. But until this ordinance passed, it wasn’t illegal to use heroin in public,” Kent Mayor Dana Ralph said.
With three new ordinances passed to reduce rising crime rates,will crack down on public drug use and panhandling, while also outlawing selling spray paint to minors.
While illicit drug use is declining in King County overall, according to Northpoint Substance Abuse Treatment Centers, Kent is facing an all-time high in heroin use, abuse, and trafficking. The use of cocaine and methamphetamine in Kent has declined over the last few years. Deaths in Kent caused by illegal drugs account for 10.5 per 100,000 residents compared to 8.7 deaths attributed to alcohol alone.For Kent’s second ordinance preventing public panhandling on roads, Gee Scott, co-host of the Gee and Ursula Show, found himself in agreement due to the pandemic.
Making spray paint illegal for minors to purchase is a response to increased graffiti, according to the Kent Police Chief. Retailers will have to lock up spray paint for purchase by April 2023.
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