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.
, San Francisco, and Oakland cannot be taken lightly. Worsening drug consumption challenges in these areas is not a risk we can take."Critics of the bill say it opens the door to more illicit drug use and all the baggage that can come with it.Following's decision to veto the bill, Wiener released a statement, writing in part, "Today, California lost a huge opportunity to address one of our most deadly problems: The dramatic escalation in drug overdose deaths.
"While this veto is a major setback for the effort to save lives and connect people to treatment, we must not — and will not let it end this movement," the statement continued. "We'll continue to fight for an end to the War on Drugs and a focus on drug use and addiction as the health issues that they are."amid a national opioid crisis. But opponents said the move in effect would have condoned the use of dangerous drugs.
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