Oregon Lawmakers Move to Recriminalize Drugs After Massive Spike in Fentanyl Overdose Deaths

A few years ago, Oregon decided to decriminalize drug use, perhaps in an attempt to further prove their progressive values.

In addition to a sharp rise in crime and homelessness, Portland and other areas in the state saw a dramatic rise in drug related deaths, many of them due to fentanyl use.

The Oregon Capital Chronicle reports: New Deals At The Gateway Pundit Discounts Page At MyPillow - Up to 71% Off With Promo Code TGP In first vote, committee passes controversial bill that would unwind Measure 110 Oregon lawmakers on the joint addiction committee on Tuesday evening voted for a proposal to backtrack on Measure 110 and reshape the state's approach to the drug addiction and overdose crisis after months of planning and an intensive three weeks of debate and reworking the proposal.

Thanks to the passage of Measure 110 drug use on the streets and homelessness have gotten worse as well.

Portland has been doing what it can to deal with these problems including passing a city ban on open drug use last September.

Of course the city can't ignore state law which says drug use is legal statewide.

So the ban on drug use in Portland hasn't taken effect and won't until Measure 110 is overruled. 

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