Gene Johnson

Nov 20, 2023 | independenttribune.com | Gene Johnson |Ed Komenda

Jul 19, 2023 | buffalonews.com | Gene Johnson

SEATTLE — A big mound of fresh dirt sits at Terry Taylor's marijuana farm in the high desert of north-central Washington state. Each hole for a new plant gets filled with the clean soil. Large swaths of recently installed landscape fabric cover the ground, and soon the dirt roads on his property will be covered in crushed rock to keep contaminated dust from covering the crops.

May 16, 2023 | godanriver.com | Ed Komenda |Gene Johnson

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - Washington lawmakers approved a major new drug policy as they returned to work for a special session Tuesday, saying it strikes a balance between public order and compassion for those struggling with substance abuse. The compromise reached a day earlier by Democratic and Republican leaders seeks to bridge a gap between liberals who believe drugs should be decriminalized and conservatives who insist the threat of jail is necessary to force people into treatment.

May 16, 2023 | muscatinejournal.com | Ed Komenda |Gene Johnson

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - Washington lawmakers approved a major new drug policy as they returned to work for a special session Tuesday, saying it strikes a balance between public order and compassion for those struggling with substance abuse. The compromise reached a day earlier by Democratic and Republican leaders seeks to bridge a gap between liberals who believe drugs should be decriminalized and conservatives who insist the threat of jail is necessary to force people into treatment.

May 16, 2023 | roanoke.com | Ed Komenda |Gene Johnson

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - Washington lawmakers approved a major new drug policy as they returned to work for a special session Tuesday, saying it strikes a balance between public order and compassion for those struggling with substance abuse. The compromise reached a day earlier by Democratic and Republican leaders seeks to bridge a gap between liberals who believe drugs should be decriminalized and conservatives who insist the threat of jail is necessary to force people into treatment.