Jackson County Sheriff's Office preparing for effects of drug recriminalization bill
Recently-signed HB 4002 enforcement will start on Sept. 1, bringing police officers back on the patrol for possession of controlled substances.
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Recently-signed HB 4002 enforcement will start on Sept. 1, bringing police officers back on the patrol for possession of controlled substances.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has signed into law a bill that recriminalizes the possession of small amounts of drugs. The new law rolls back the state's previous decriminalization efforts by making so-called personal use possession a misdemeanor punishable by up to six months in jail. It also establishes ways for treatment to be offered as an alternative to criminal penalties. Kotek says the new law's success will depend on coordination between courts, police, prosecutors, defense attorneys and local mental health providers. Support for the law from Kotek and other Democrats fol...