Oregon governor signs drug re-criminalization bill, reversing voter ballot measure

Oregon's Democrat Governor Signs Bill Recriminalizing Hard Drugs After Record Overdose Deaths

The state of Oregon is reversing their controversial legalization of hard drugs after experiencing a record number of overdose deaths.

Oregon ends decriminalization of hard drugs once again

Possession of small amounts of hard drugs is illegal in Oregon once again. It marks the end of a three-year decriminalization effort critics called a “massive failure” that led to a surge in overdose deaths statewide. Oregon Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek signed the legislation Monday. It rolls back a 2020 voter-approved measure that made so-called “personal use possession” of illicit drugs including heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine. Under the no…

After Decriminalizing Hard Drugs, Oregon Does a Complete U-Turn After Learning the Hard Way

The left-wing legislature in Democrat-controlled Oregon has learned that their progressive ideas about decriminalizing hard drugs was a huge mistake, and now they have done an about-face for the sake […] The post After Decriminalizing Hard Drugs, Oregon Does a Complete U-Turn After Learning the Hard Way appeared first on The Western Journal.

Oregon Ending Failed Drug Decriminalization Experiment

An experiment with the decriminalization of hard drugs in favor of addiction treatment will come to an end later this year, as Democratic Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed into law a bill that recriminalizes the possession of small amounts of drugs on April 1. The new law (pdf) rolls back Measure 110, passed by 58-percent of Oregonian voters in 2020, which was a first-in-the-nation attempt to tackle the issue of drug addiction that suffered from man…

Oregon passes law recriminalizing drug possession

The law rolls back an experimental policy — the most liberal drug measure in the US — that made possession for personal use a ticketed offense with a fine up to $100 (£76).