California

From the San Francisco Chronicle, August 22, 2022 (paywall)

Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have allowed pilot programs where people could use drugs under the supervision of trained staff in San Francisco, Oakland and Los Angeles, a blow to a long-fought battle to tackle the cities’ overdose crises.

In his veto letter, Newsom said the unlimited number of sites the legislation would have allowed could induce “unintended consequences,” mentioning “worsening drug consumption challenges.” He directed his Health and Human Services secretary and local officials to come back to the Legislature with detailed plans for a “truly limited pilot program.”

The most recent veto is a setback for many San Francisco officials who have pushed to open these sites for years to curb overdose deaths, but have held off because federal law still prohibits them and state law doesn’t provide protections for medical providers running the sites. But San Francisco could still move forward with opening a site after City Attorney David Chiu released a statement following Newsom’s veto that said he would support a nonprofit opening a site.

LINK: https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Gov-Newsom-vetoes-bill-allowing-supervised-drug-17390653.php

He may have lost some votes (not mine, btw).