"Oregon Governor Reverses Drug Decriminalization, Recriminalizes Drug Possession"
TL;DR
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed a package of bills that reverts minor drug possession to a crime and allocates funds to behavioral health programs, marking the end of the state's brief experience with drug decriminalization. The move comes after discussions with various groups and signals a shift away from the previous approach.
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- Gov. Tina Kotek signs new law making drug possession a crime again, says ‘business as usual’ cannot continue OregonLive
- Oregon Is Recriminalizing Drugs. Here's What Portland Learned. The New York Times
- Oregon governor signs drug re-criminalization bill, reversing voter ballot measure CNN
- Oregon governor signs a bill recriminalizing drug possession into law The Associated Press
- Oregon re-criminalizes small amounts of hard drugs after 2020 voter initiative is overturned NBC News
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