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Oregon Ends Its 3-Year Experiment With Legalizing Hard Drugs

A new law reverses a ballot measure that made Oregon the first state to decriminalize possession and personal use of fentanyl, cocaine, meth, and heroin.
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Oregon Ends Its 3-Year Experiment With Legalizing Hard Drugs
An anti-fentanyl advertisment on a sidewalk in downtown Vancouver on April 11, 2017. The Canadian Press/Jonathan Hayward
Scottie Barnes
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Hard drugs are once again illegal in Oregon, as a new law ends a failed experiment in decriminalization.

On Sept 1, the bipartisan House Bill 4002 reintroduced penalties for drug possession.

Scottie Barnes
Scottie Barnes
Freelance reporter
Scottie Barnes writes breaking news and investigative pieces for The Epoch Times from the Pacific Northwest. She has a background in researching the implications of public policy and emerging technologies on areas ranging from homeland security and national defense to forestry and urban planning.