Marysville has enacted a law that allows officers to arrest someone for a first offense of using drugs in a public place. The move is in reaction to more lenient laws put in place by the state legislature. "The one thing that drives crime is drug addiction," says Marysville Police Sgt. Derek Carlile. "Everybody thinks drugs are legal now so they can do drugs wherever they want." It’s the most frustrating part of the job for Carlile, a 14-year police veteran. So, Marysville police officers are getting tough on drug users, once again. Recent changes to state laws have handcuffed police when it comes to drug offenses. A state law requires police to offer treatment at least two times before arresting someone for using drugs in public. But Marysville has now passed a local law making a first offense a misdemeanor punishable by jail time. Sgt. Carlile made the new law known to a person he caught smoking fentanyl in his car. "Just so you know there’s a new law that Marysville has enacted that if you’re caught with drugs like this you actually get criminally charged and can go to jail now," he told the man. The new law targets public bathrooms, bus stops, parks – all of which are problem areas for police. READ THE FULL STORY: https://www.king5.com/article/news/crime/marysville-public-drug-users/281-c452d1f4-24bf-4b71-b12d-a982c4cfa628