Oregon Rolls Back Drug Decriminalization Amid Rising Overdose Deaths

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Oregon lawmakers on Friday passed a bill to recriminalize the possession of drugs, reversing the state’s first-in-the-nation drug decriminalization law that has been in place for three years amid the rising overdose crisis. The bill, dubbed HB 4002, was passed by the state Senate in a 21–8 vote, with support from both Democrats and Republicans. […]