The Bellingham City Council voted to make public drug use an arrestable offense at a meeting on Monday night. The ordinance was put forward by the city's mayor, Seth Fleetwood. Fleetwood first introduced the ordinance in March, but it was shot down by the council due to a lack of diversion options within the city. City council members wanted to be assured that drug users could be referred to treatment before they would be arrested. Read the full story here: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/bellingham/bellingham-city-council-drug-use-arrestable-offense/281-4dd8e82a-9306-4c53-9c5f-ee336f2ed469