Their main excuse? Police were never properly trained on how to handle possession and use cases so they now want to offer immunity for a misdemeanor if you take treatment instead. If not, you get a misdemeanor and the draconian shit starts all over again. Source
Under 110 the choice was “Get treatment or get a $100 ticket that will never be enforced.”
Out of 16,000 people ticketed, less than 1% called the toll free number to ask for treatment.
Under the new rules it’s “Get treatment or go to jail.”
I wonder which will be more effective in getting people treatment?
Heard an interview from people trying to help with the program saying there were 1 hr hold times on the number to call for help. Which got you another time to call for an hour hold time. It was poorly done.