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Police in Oregon can no longer arrest someone for possession of small amounts of heroin, methamphetamine, LSD, oxycodone and other drugs as a ballot measure that decriminalized them took effect on Monday.
Instead of arrest, those found with personal-use amounts of drugs would face a civil citation.
Oregon first state to decriminalize possession of drugs Volunteers deliver boxes containing signed petitions in favor of the measure to the Oregon Secretary of State’s office in Salem, Ore., last June. The measure said the possession of small amounts of heroin, cocaine, LSD and other hard drugs would be decriminalized in Oregon. ( Yes on Measure 110 Campaign via Associated Press) By ANDREW SELSKY SALEM, Ore. — Police in Oregon can no longer arrest someone for possession of small amounts of heroin, methamphetamine, LSD, oxycodone and other drugs as a ballot measure that decrimi...
Police in Oregon can no longer arrest someone for possession of small amounts of heroin, methamphetamine, LSD, oxycodone and other drugs as a ballot measure that decriminalized them took effect Feb. 1.
Feb 2, 2021 SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Police in Oregon can no longer arrest someone for possession of small amounts of heroin, methamphetamine, LSD, oxycodone and other drugs as a ballot measure that decriminalized them took effect on Monday. Instead, those found in possession would face a $100 fine or a health assessment that could lead to addiction counseling. Backers of the ballot measure, which Oregon voters passed by a wide margin in November, hailed it as a revolutionary move for the United States. “Today, the first domino of our cruel and inhumane war on drugs has fallen, setting off what...