Washington D.C. mayor Muriel Bowser has announced the creation of 'drug-free zones' across the city as she said a 'gray' marijuana market has fueled violence on the streets.The unveiled an anti-crime bill, The Addressing Trends Now Act (ACT Now), on Monday as she targets rising crime in the nation's capital, including drug dealing and retail theft.Bowser has made a point of supporting law enforcement as the city struggles with alarming crime numbers - Homicide is up 33 percent and robbery is up 70 percent, according to data from the DC Department. Meanwhile, there have been 225 murders so far this year, putting on track to overtake 2021 as the bloodiest year in two decades.
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