Oregon's drug decriminalisation experiment is being rolled back after three years of addicts shooting up in front of police
Welcome to Portland, Oregon, the US city that decriminalised drugs and nearly immediately regretted it.
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Welcome to Portland, Oregon, the US city that decriminalised drugs and nearly immediately regretted it.
The Portland police bike squad recently expanded their downtown patrols to include evenings and weekends to stop drug dealers in "hotspots."
Downtown's fentanyl hub used to be five blocks away near a Safeway and Plaid Pantry. Recent efforts to discourage that activity pushed the problem a few blocks away.
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed legislation Monday to essentially recriminalize drugs in the state, ending a short-lived referendum that voters backed in 2020.
(Portland, Ore.) — Three years ago, Oregon decriminalized small amounts of illicit drugs, from fentanyl to methamphetamine to crack. But some state leaders, local residents and others are having second thoughts about the law, which was passed following a 2020 voter-approved ballot initiative. Now cities […]