Oregon lawmakers are racing to revise the state’s first-in-the nation drug decriminalization law, a priority of their 35-day legislative session.
A little over a week into the session that started Feb. 5, a rough outline has emerged through bills offered by both Democrats and Republicans that would roll back a key portion of the voter-passed 2020 drug law by reintroducing penalties for possession of small amounts of illegal drugs and attempt to expand access to addiction treatment.
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