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The Oregon House passed House Bill 4002 with 51 votes in favor and seven against at the Oregon State Capitol on Feb. 29 in Salem. Oregon lawmakers give testimony on bill recriminalizing drug ...
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 ...
The most noteworthy example is Portugal, where drug-related deaths have plummeted in the 20-plus years since the country stopped criminally punishing drug users. Oregon, however, saw overdose ...
Oregon's monthly home drug lab seizures dropped from 41 to nine after the restrictions were put in place, [33] but the drug is still available, coming from Mexican labs and from other states. Meth-related deaths decreased for the first time since 2001, when 2007 deaths declined 21% from 2006 deaths.
Lawmakers in Oregon have overwhelmingly passed a bill that would make possession of a small amount of certain drugs a misdemeanor in the state, moving to re-criminalize substances like fentanyl ...
Cocaine is the second most popular illegal recreational drug in the United States behind cannabis, [17] and the U.S. is the world's largest consumer of cocaine. [18] In 2020, the state of Oregon became the first U.S. state to decriminalize cocaine. [19] [20] This new law prevents people with small amounts of cocaine from facing jail time.
Illegal: Illegal: Under the Misuse of Drugs Act in Singapore, methamphetamine is a Class A — Schedule I controlled drug. [27] Under the Section 17 of the Misuse of Drugs Act, any person who carries 250 or more grammes of the drug shall be presumed to possess them for the purpose of drug trafficking, [28] which is punishable by death. Unless ...
Backers of the ballot measure decriminalizing hard drugs, which Oregon voters passed by a wide margin in November, hailed it as a revolutionary move for the United States. Oregon 1st state to ...