California lawmakers approved a bill allowing clinics where people could use street drugs under medical supervision to reduce the risk of overdoses. The governor argued it could make drug use worse.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill allowing Los Angeles, Oakland and San Francisco to set up sites where opioid users could legally inject drugs under supervision. He said
The governor said that he supported the idea of supervised facilities to reduce overdoses and deaths, but that the state was not yet prepared to put it into practice.
By Cheri Mossburg, CNN California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday vetoed legislation that aimed to minimize overdose deaths by creating safe drug injection sites in some cities, citing concern over “unintended consequences.
It's unusual when sanity prevails in La-La-Land. But the prospect of giving drug addicts a place to shoot up proved to be too much for California Governor Gavin Newsom
California is shutting the door on safe injection sites after Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have allowed them in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Oakland.
(The Center Square) – California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Monday that would have allowed supervised injection sites for illegal drugs in certain California cities.
Fox News contributor Leo Terrell rips California Gov. Gavin Newsom for his "selfish" motive behind vetoing drug injection sites in cities like San Francisco.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom rejected a bill Monday that would have allowed Oakland, San Francisco and Los Angeles to establish monitored injection sites for users of illegal drugs.
