SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — A group of residents and businesses in San Francisco’s Tenderloin District failed Monday to stop the city’s drug paraphernalia program.
The group has argued city-allowed drug consumption sites and paraphernalia distribution lead to illegal drug use, property crime and dangerous and unsanitary behavior. It asked a federal judge to temporarily stop the program as a lawsuit proceeds, saying the city is violating the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act.
However, U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar determined the group has no standing and thus isn’t entitled to a preliminary injunction that would stop the drug consumption sites and paraphernalia…