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California State Senator Scott Wiener To Introduce Legislation Allowing ‘Safe Injection Sites’ For Drug Addicts

Jon Brown
California State Senator Scott Wiener To Introduce Legislation Allowing ‘Safe Injection Sites’ For Drug Addicts
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California state Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) announced Thursday his plan to roll out legislation that would allow “safe injection sites” in San Francisco and Oakland.

Citing the recent surge of drug overdoses in San Francisco, according to local CBS affiliate KPIX, Wiener joined San Francisco’s Democrat Mayor London Breed and San Francisco Health Director Dr. Grant Colfax during a press conference in Boeddeker Park to announce the proposal.

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