‘Most hippie’ town in Washington outlaws drugs after ODs in streets, fentanyl death of 5-year-old

A town which once prided itself as being the “most hippie” in Washington has taken drastic action to outlaw drugs, after state-wide decriminalization led to spiking crime and child overdose deaths.

The proudly liberal city of 92,000 has been pushed to its limit, with the fire department responding to 223 overdoses — 2.5 calls per day — between January and April 12, according to Cascadia Daily.

Among the dead are two teenagers and a five year old, who had overdosed on fentanyl in March and was found dead by police with foam coming from her mouth.

Overdoses have become so commonplace, one victim was dead for hours before anyone even noticed, according to Bellingham council member Edwin Williams.

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