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Oregon governor to sign bill recriminalizing drugs after backlash

Opioid deaths in Oregon have tripled from 2019 to 2022, leading to a fentanyl emergency declaration in Portland.
Oregon Governor will sign a bill reversing drug possession decriminalization, making it a misdemeanor punishable by jail time or drug treatment.
The new law, HB 4002, allows for local governments to offer drug treatment before jail, aiming to balance addiction treatment with accountability.

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CNN

Oregon governor to sign bill re-criminalizing possession of certain drugs into law

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek will sign new legislation re-criminalizing the possession of certain drugs, according to a statement from the Democratic governor.

2 months ago·Atlanta, United States

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Oregon governor to sign bill re-criminalizing possession of certain drugs into law

By Josh Campbell, Shania Shelton and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek will sign new legislation that makes possession of a small amount of drugs such as fentanyl and heroin a misdemeanor in the state, moving to recriminalize such substances roughly three years after the state became the first in the nation to decriminalize the possession and personal use of all drugs, according to a statement from the Democratic governor. House B…

2 months ago·Idaho Falls, United States

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The Hill

Oregon governor to sign bill recriminalizing drugs after backlash

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek (D) said she will sign a bill that will reverse an important portion of the Beaver State’s drug decriminalization law Thursday. “I intend to sign House Bill 4002 and the related prevention and treatment investments within the next 30 days,” Kotek said in a statement Thursday. Both the Oregon state Senate…

2 months ago·Washington, United States

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Washington Examiner

Oregon governor to sign bill to recriminalize illicit drugs, ending state’s experiment

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek (D-OR) is set to sign a bill recriminalizing drugs in the state after a short-lived attempt to decriminalize illicit drugs. In 2020, 58% of Oregon voters approved Measure 110, which decriminalized possession of most illegal drugs in the state and redirected tax revenue from marijuana sales to fund grants for addiction services. Oregon lawmakers revisited the law after addiction and overdose rates increased in the state sin…

2 months ago·Washington, United States

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Oregon governor to sign bill recriminalizing drug use

Oregon governor to sign bill recriminalizing drug use Oregon Governor Tina Kotek on Friday vowed to sign into law a bill that recriminalizes drug use, more than three years after voters approved the most liberal drug law in the country, one that decriminalized the possession of small amounts of drugs."I intend to sign House Bill 4002 and the related prevention and treatment investments within the next 30 days," Kotek, a Democrat, said in a stat…

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Oregon governor to sign bill recriminalizing drug use

By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – Oregon Governor Tina Kotek on Friday vowed to sign into law a bill that recriminalizes drug use, more than three years after voters approved the most liberal drug law in the country, one that decriminalized the possession of small amounts of drugs. “I intend to sign House Bill 4002 and the related prevention and treatment investments within the next 30 days,” Kotek, a Democrat, said in a statement. The reversal, …

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