Ore. lawmakers reverse course on drug decriminalization amid fentanyl crisis

Oregon’s drug courts dwindled amid decriminalization. Will a comeback ease the fentanyl crisis?

State lawmakers this week voted to pour millions more into these addiction-busting courts.

Drug Decriminalization Experiment Is a Total Loss: State Lawmakers Scrambling to Undo Progressive Measure

After a 190-percent increase in drug overdoses since 2021, when laws against hard drugs were softened, Oregon is finally doing an about-face on the idea of decriminalizing illegal drugs. The […] The post Drug Decriminalization Experiment Is a Total Loss: State Lawmakers Scrambling to Undo Progressive Measure appeared first on The Western Journal.

Ore. lawmakers reverse course on drug decriminalization amid fentanyl crisis

Three years after Oregon voters approved a referendum decriminalizing possession of small amounts of drugs, the state's Legislature has overturned the measure amid a booming fentanyl crisis.