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Oregon's Democrat Gov. Tina Kotek is finished with the stoner state's slow deterioration in large part due to the left's decriminalization of illicit drugs. Seeing used needles, homeless addicts living in tents on the streets of cities like Seattle, isn't a good look for her and her political ambitions, so she will sign a bill to make it a crime to use illicit drugs. It isn't so much that she or others in her party care about the misery drug use brings to town, but it's more about her and her ilk staying in power.
House Bill 4002 reverses the short-lived Measure 110, a 2020 law that leftist voters approved of to decriminalize most illegal possession of controlled substance offenses, and take the marijuana tax revenue to fund grants for addition service interventions.
"I intend to sign House Bill 4002 and the related prevention and treatment investments within the next 30 days. As governor, my focus is on implementation," a desperate Kotek (D) said in a statement Thursday.
The 2020 measure has allowed a skyrocketing of overdose deaths over the last two years.
HB 4002 will now give druggies an ultimatum: Be criminally charged or get treatment if you get caught with drugs such as like fentanyl and methamphetamine.
It also makes the possession of small amounts of drugs such as heroin or methamphetamine a misdemeanor, punishable by up to six months in jail or a harsh scolding, and it enables cops to confiscate the drugs and crack down on their use on sidewalks and in parks.
The bill also aims to make it easier to prosecute people who sell drugs and increase access to addictive medication.
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"My office will work closely with each implementing authority to set expectations, specifically in response to the Criminal Justice Center’s Racial Equity Impact Statement, which projected disproportionate impacts to communities of color and the accompanying concerns raised by advocates. House Bill 4002 will require persistent action and commitment from state and local government to uphold the intent that the legislature put forward: to balance treatment for individuals struggling with addiction and accountability," the statement read.
Kotek (D), Portland Mayor Ted 'Do Nothing' Wheeler (D) and Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson (D) declared a 90-day state of emergency last month for downtown Portland (D) over the public health and public safety crisis fueled by fentanyl (China).
Portland private security guard Michael Bock spoke with Fox News last month saying that fentanyl overdoses rose by 533% in Multnomah County, the state's most populous county, between 2018 and 2022. Dealers sell drugs on the street with "absolute impunity," he said, and hand out drugs like they are a "7-Eleven."
"With this bill, we are doubling down on our commitment to make sure Oregonians have access to the treatment and care that they need," Senate Majority Leader Kate Lieber (D) of Portland said. She is one of the bill's authors and said that its passage will "be the start of real and transformative change for our justice system."
"With this bill, we are doubling down on our commitment to make sure Oregonians have access to the treatment and care that they need," Senate Majority Leader Kate Lieber (D) of Portland said. She is one of the bill's authors and said that its passage will "be the start of real and transformative change for our justice system."
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