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In June 2010, Oregon became the first state in the country to reclassify marijuana from a Schedule I drug to a Schedule II drug when the Oregon Board of Pharmacy voted for reclassification. [ 19 ] [ 20 ] [ 21 ] Recreational cannabis has been legal in the state since July 2015.
Oregon’s first-in-the-nation experiment with drug decriminalization is coming to an end Sunday, when possessing small amounts of hard drugs will once again become a crime. The Democratic ...
Drug decriminalization in Oregon came about as the result of a ballot measure, known as Measure 110, that received nearly 60% support from voters in 2020. ... If Oregon’s law accomplished ...
Oregon’s Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek signed it into law on April 1, and it will take effect September 1. “Oregon is a lesson in what not to do,” Olson said.
The new law aimed to reverse racial disparities in policing, and was projected to reduce black arrests by 94%. [6] The new law came into effect on February 1, 2021. [7] In 2024, the measure was significantly amended by House Bill 4002, which repealed the drug decriminalization portion in response to growing public backlash against said component.
Oregon, which became the first state in the country to decriminalize possession of a small amount of hard drugs, is reversing course and recriminalizing such possession.
According to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), cannabis is readily available in Oregon. [4] According to a 2006 report by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, in 2003–2004, Oregon ranked in the top fifth of states for cannabis usage in three age categories: 12 to 17, 18 to 25, and 26 and older. [5]
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 ...