State lawmakers finally come to an agreement on drug laws. Possession of a controlled substance will soon be a gross misdemeanor, and the legislature created the new crime of public drug use. Both are punishable by up to 180 days in jail.

While the governor and most lawmakers are celebrating passage of the bill as a bipartisan success, some are deriding the move as a significant step backward.

PLUS: A new children’s book entitled “Joaquin’s First School Shooting” is causing quite a stir.

AND: Montana moves to ban teenagers, and everyone else, from using TikTok.

Guests include State Senator Manka Dhingra (D-Redmond), Senate Republican Leader John Braun (R-Centralia), State Representative Lauren Davis (D-Shoreline), as well as ABC's Alex Stone and Kyle Melnick of the Washington Post.

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