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Oregon governor signs drug re-criminalization bill

Headline from ABC 12 Flint, from the development of Apr 1, 2024

Newest development Apr 3, 2024 · 3 reportsOregon makes hard drugs illegal again after decriminalization

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed legislation on Monday re-criminalizing the possession of certain drugs, roughly three years after the state became the first in the nation to decriminalize the possession

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    Oregon governor signs drug re-criminalization bill

    Headline from ABC 12 Flint ·

  2. Newest

    Oregon makes hard drugs illegal again after decriminalization

    Headline from Digital Journal ·

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  1. KOB 4

    Oregon governor signs a bill recriminalizing drug possession into law (opens KOB 4)

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    KOB 4's feed description

    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.

  2. Reason

    Don’t blame decriminalization for Oregon drug deaths (opens Reason)

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    Reason's feed description

    Oregon lawmakers recently voted to recriminalize drugs after voters approved landmark reforms in 2020.

  3. CNN

    Oregon governor signs drug re-criminalization bill, reversing voter ballot measure (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed legislation on Monday re-criminalizing the possession of certain drugs roughly three years after the state became the first in the nation to decriminalize the possession and personal use of all drugs, the Democratic governor’s office told CNN.

  4. Washington Times

    Oregon governor signs bill recriminalizing drug possession into law (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    Oregon's Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek on Monday signed into law a bill that recriminalizes the possession of small amounts of drugs, ending a first-in-the-nation experiment with decriminalization that was hobbled by implementation issues.

  5. Seattle Times

    Oregon is recriminalizing drugs. Here’s what Portland learned (opens Seattle Times)

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    Seattle Times's feed description

    Oregon’s governor has signed a bill to reimpose criminal penalties for hard drugs. Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler talks about why the 3-year experiment “failed.”

  6. Seattle Times

    Oregon governor signs bill recriminalizing drug possession (opens Seattle Times)

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    Seattle Times's feed description

    Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has signed into law a bill that recriminalizes the possession of small amounts of drugs.

  7. NBC News

    Oregon re-criminalizes small amounts of hard drugs after 2020 voter initiative is overturned (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed a bill Monday restoring criminal penalties for possessing small amounts of hard drugs, reversing a first-in-the-nation law that advocates had hoped would help quell a deepening addiction and overdose crisis.

  8. Fortune

    Oregon just officially changed its mind on decriminalizing drugs (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    Gov. Tina Kotek signed into law a bill that recriminalizes possession of small amounts of drugs, ending a first-in-the-nation experiment.

  9. ABC 12 Flint

    Oregon governor signs drug re-criminalization bill (opens ABC 12 Flint)

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    ABC 12 Flint's feed description

    Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed legislation on Monday re-criminalizing the possession of certain drugs, roughly three years after the state became the first in the nation to decriminalize the possession

  10. KEZI Eugene

    Governor Tina Kotek signs bill into law to recriminalize drug possession (opens KEZI Eugene)

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    KEZI Eugene's feed description

    Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed House Bill 4002 into law on Monday, which will recriminalize illegal drug possession as a misdemeanor, according to state officials.

  11. Breitbart News

    U-Turn: Oregon Recriminalizes Hard Drugs amid Overdose Crisis (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Oregon's Democrat governor signed a bill on Monday that restores criminal penalties for possessing small amounts of drugs.

  12. UPI

    Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signs law recriminalizing drug possession (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    Amid soaring deaths attributed to fentanyl, Oregon has reintroduced criminal penalties for drug possession.

  13. Hot Air

  14. New York Post

    Dem gov recriminalizes drug possession after overdose deaths, crime surges in Oregon (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed legislation Monday to essentially recriminalize drugs in the state, ending a short-lived referendum that voters backed in 2020.

  15. Forbes

    Here’s Why Oregon Is Walking Back Its Drug Decriminalization Law (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    After a three-year experiment of decriminalizing drug possession, Oregon is reimposing new criminal penalties.

  16. WSVN Miami

    Oregon governor signs drug re-criminalization bill, reversing voter ballot measure - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    (CNN) — Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed legislation on Monday re-criminalizing the possession of certain drugs, roughly three years after the state became the first in the nation to

  17. Blaze Media

    Oregon governor re-criminalizes drug possession, marking end of another fatal leftist experiment (opens Blaze Media)

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    Blaze Media's feed description

    Oregon's Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek ratified legislation Monday re-criminalizing the possession of small amounts of drugs, bringing a fatal leftist experiment to an end. Narco state In 2020, radicals in the Beaver State figured that the best way to tackle addiction and perceived "systems of oppr...

  18. Washington Examiner

    Oregon recriminalizes drugs after state’s ‘huge mistake’ (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Oregon is reversing a 2020 measure that decriminalized most drugs after its 'botched' implementation.

  19. Fox News

    Oregon governor signs bill recriminalizing hard drugs, completing liberal experiment's U-turn (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has signed into law a bill that recriminalizes the possession of small amounts of drugs, ending a first-in-the-nation liberal experiment with decriminalization

  20. RedState

  21. Digital Journal

    Oregon makes hard drugs illegal again after decriminalization (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    Three years after becoming the first American state to decriminalize all drugs, Oregon has reversed course, making possession of even small amounts an

  22. Washington Examiner

    Hundreds of overdose deaths later, Oregon recriminalizes drugs (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Oregon in 2020 made the decision to decriminalize certain hard drugs. In a thoroughly shocking development, an increase of hundreds in overdose deaths followed.

  23. Townhall

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