SFGATE: Brown vetoes SF's supervised drug injection plan

Brown vetoes SF's supervised drug injection plan
Published on October 01, 2018 at 09:06AM by
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on bills considered by California Gov. Jerry Brown (all times local): 8:30 p.m. California Gov. Jerry Brown has rejected legislation that would have allowed San Francisco to open what could be the nation's first supervised drug injection sites under a pilot program. Brown issued a veto Sunday, saying "enabling illegal and destructive drug use will never work." San Francisco could still choose to open such a site but it would be in violation of federal and state law. Advocates of "safe injection" sites say the supervised locations prevent drug overdoses and provide access to counseling. The U.S. government and other critics say taxpayers shouldn't be enabling users.