On Sunday, HB4002 goes into effect. This will put an end to #Oregon Measure 110 by recriminalizing small amounts of illegal narcotics. #Portlandpic.twitter.com/0t9L1f8L4N
— Brandon Farley (@TheRealFarley) August 29, 2024
It hits different when it’s literally right in your own back yard. #NIMBY #Portland #Measure110
Today, this is legal. Tomorrow, with the enactment of HB4002, I should be able to call the police. pic.twitter.com/ZphA1t2TjN
— Brandon Farley (@TheRealFarley) August 31, 2024
Damn, I really thought this was going to be a real utopia.
People caught in possession of hard drugs will once again be at risk of state criminal penalties after the state of Oregon opted to recriminalize possession of drugs such as fentanyl, heroin and meth.
Oregon became the first state in the country to decriminalize possession of small amounts of hard drugs in response to a 2020 ballot measure, but it will now recriminalize those offenses under a new law that takes effect Sunday.
The new law, HB4002, will give those caught with small amounts of hard drugs such as fentanyl, heroin, and meth the ability to choose between a charge of possession or treatment programs that would include being mandated to complete a behavior health program to avoid fines.
A personal-use possession will be a misdemeanor punishable by up to six months in jail, while the law encourages, but does not mandate, counties in the state to set up treatment alternatives to divert offenders away from the criminal justice system.
According to the report, the new law will now make it easier for police to crack down on drug use in public, a problem that has become widespread in some parts of the state over the last few years.
The law also introduces stiffer penalties for selling drugs in public places, such as near parks.
It’s kinda weird that all of this crazy psycho stuff they were forcing down our throats is getting walked back, no?
It’s a weird feeling.
No genders at the DNC.
“Switch” as he goes by on the streets, says he specifically came to #Portland, Oregon, all the way from Indiana, because Measure 110 allowed him to do drugs, openly, without consequence.
Reported by @KATUNews https://t.co/2iECDDRmLz pic.twitter.com/BTZIO5VvId
— Brandon Farley (@TheRealFarley) August 29, 2024