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Oregon was the first state to decriminalize small amounts of cannabis in 1973 and later legalized its use for both medical and recreational purposes. Other substances like methamphetamine, heroin, and club drugs have posed ongoing challenges, with laws evolving to address production, trafficking, and public health issues.
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 ...
The number of overdose deaths increased 533% from 2018 to 2022 in Multnomah County, which includes Portland, according to county data. ... “We are making it clear that Oregon is no longer a drug ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Fla (WDHN) — Twenty people are behind bars after a major drug bust in Jackson County. According to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, an investigation into the drug ...
Drug policy of Oregon; O. Oregon Psilocybin Society This page was last edited on 25 October 2011, at 22:34 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
In November 2020, voters in the U.S. state of Oregon passed Ballot Measure 110, [2] "[reclassifying] possession/penalties for specified drugs". [3] It reclassifies possession of drugs including heroin, methamphetamine, PCP, LSD and oxycodone as a Class E civil violation. [4]
In 2020, Oregon voters moved to decriminalize various hard drugs – including the potent synthetic opioid fentanyl, as well as heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine – when Measure 110 passed with ...
The future of an Oregon bill that would roll back the state’s first-in-the-nation drug decriminalization law is now in the hands of Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek. The bill — which would make the ...