“The passage of this bill will still be a regression toward the failed war on drugs,” said Rep. Mark Gamba, D-Milwaukie, who said opposing the bill was the toughest vote he’d taken as a lawmaker. “It’s a step backwards for us as a society.” Democrats who backed the bill argue this treatment-forward approach would still…
As the bill that would undo Oregon’s drug decriminalization law advances through the Legislature… The committee tasked with addressing criticism of Measure 110 is expected to vote Tuesday [2/27/24] on House Bill 4002… scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. Original Article (Oregon Live):Measure 110 rollback – now with $211 million price tag – heads to voteArtwork Fair…
“We’ve been told flat out that our state’s return to criminalization for people experiencing addiction is not up for debate. No matter on what side of the debate one falls, the concerns we’ve shared with legislators demonstrate incredibly troubling and significant process breaches with HB 4002 that should give serious pause to anyone who cares…
…the Oregonian once again gleefully published the results of a right-wing poll that claims that a majority of Oregonians think Measure 110 is a “failure” and “all parties support recriminalizing drugs.” Why should you be suspicious? The poll only questioned 500 people… across the ENTIRE STATE, the poll was conducted by GS Strategies (who helped…
A new type of misdemeanor that previously didn’t exist in Oregon… open drug use without consequences could be a thing of the past in Oregon… Democrats and Republican lawmakers in the Oregon Legislature announced a tentative agreement Thursday [2/22/24] on how much to recriminalize possession of small amounts of drugs. Upon sentencing, a judge would…
Oregon Democrats would enact stiffer potential criminal penalties for drug possession than they initially planned, under a negotiated bill that could get a hearing as early as Friday [2/23/24]. A new version of Democrats’ House Bill 4002… also weakens a provision that would have required police to offer to connect people caught with drugs to…
…some members of the two parties have begun discussing another option. They are looking at creating an entirely new misdemeanor to accomplish what both sides say they want: to offer police a greater ability to disrupt open drug use and create a new tool for steering users toward treatment. The closed-door discussions haven’t yet arrived…
“We knew that we didn’t want to go backwards on what was happening with regard to the war on drugs, we can’t go back to that…” Oregon Senate Majority Leader Kate Lieber said. …the hearing by the Joint Committee On Addiction and Community Safety Response focused on Republican-backed Senate Bill 1555 [creates the crime of…
Five psychedelic substances… in Colorado, including psilocybin. That means personal possession, cultivation, use and sharing are not illegal or grounds for arrest… according to the statute, anyone over 21 who grows, manufactures, uses, possesses or shares a “personal” amount… is not breaking state or local laws. The greeter at a 21-plus party in Denver offers…
…transcend the clinic and be used positively by the masses (not just the clinically depressed or suffering)? The answer is a resounding “Yes.” …I will be covering several areas in which psychedelics are being used outside the clinic. There’s an array of companies and leaders working with master plants and psychedelics in a variety of…
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