Court ruling blocks Seattle s efforts to create supervised heroin injection sites Matt Markovich, KOMO News Reporter
Court rules blocks Seattle s efforts to create supervised heroin injection sites
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SEATTLE - Seattle’s efforts to create a supervised consumption site for heroin users to inject while being watched by a nurse received a setback Tuesday.
In a 2-1 vote, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals ruled a consumption site in Philadelphia could not open because it would violate federal drug laws.
The supporters of opening a site in Seattle are hopeful a Biden administration with a Democratically-controlled Congress will make it easier to open one legally.