City Councilor Ed Flynn is calling for the Council to oppose safe injection sites in Boston that he says would incentivize addicts to shoot up, rather than seek treatment, and worsen the open-air drug market festering at and around Mass and Cass.

Flynn on Wednesday plans to introduce a resolution in opposition to state legislation debated on Beacon Hill last week that would provide a pathway for cities and towns to establish safe injection sites, while providing legal protections for workers, drug users accessing the facilities, government officials and other stakeholders.

“Just weeks ago, I held a hearing in the South End where nearly 200 neighbors shared their lived experiences near Mass and Cass that have now escalated to break-ins and sleeping in homes, cars, and trespassing in backy

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