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Drug-use ban to take effect in Bellingham

New city ordinance criminalizes public use

Meeting attendees hold signs at an April 10 Bellingham City Council meeting at City Hall to protest the criminalization of public drug use.
Meeting attendees hold signs at an April 10 Bellingham City Council meeting at City Hall to protest the criminalization of public drug use. (Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)
By Ralph Schwartz Staff Reporter
Public drug use in Bellingham will become illegal in the coming weeks, but city leaders insist the n

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