Democratic Oregon has just signed the recriminalization of hard drugs. As of 2021, Oregon was the most progressive state on drugs.
The spectacle of people openly injecting drugs in the streets of Portland and the explosion in the number of overdoses and deaths quickly shifted public opinion in favor of a return to sanctions against users. From now on, possession of small quantities ofHard drugs is an offense punishable by 6 months in prison. Cannabis remains legal. While Oregon has become in just a few years one of the states with the most drug addicts.