The measure said the U.S., possession of small amounts of heroin, cocaine, LSD and other hard drugs would be decriminalized in Oregon. Police in Oregon can no longer arrest someone for possession of small amounts of heroin, methamphetamine and other hard drugs as the ballot measure that ...
In another first, Oregon also decriminalized small amounts of hard drugs—heroin, cocaine, and LSD included. The initiative was championed for much the same reason as cannabis legalization efforts: to keep people out of prison and to open up alternative options for medical ...
He said he didn’t want to speculate on what may be needed while awaiting information. But, he noted, it’s not unusual for the Legislature to pass a bill or take action to implement a voter-approved measure, as it did with Measure 110, which legalized low-level possession of hard dru...
In 1994, Oregon became the first U.S. state to legalize physician-assisted suicide through the Oregon Death with Dignity Act. A measure to legalize recreational use of marijuana in Oregon was approved on November 4, 2014, making Oregon only the second state at the time to have legalized gay...