Oregon lawmakers are looking to reverse an experimental project that decriminalized possession of all drugs as fatal overdose numbers increase in the Beaver State.
The experimental law lasted three years before the lawmakers considered reversing it, and are now aiming to make small possession of drugs such as fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine illegal. The measure has already passed both state houses, and is waiting for a signature from Gov. Tina Kotek (D-OR).
“What we have tried to do is give law enforcement tools they need to intervene in the moment and hand [addicted people] off to the behavioral health mental world,” Democratic State Rep. Jason Kropfl told the Wall Street Journal. “The overarching goal is how do you sometimes give a little bit of a push
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