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Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what s clicking on Foxnews.com. Oregon’s controversial Measure 110 went into effect Monday, decriminalizing possession of hard drugs such as cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and oxycodone, according to reports. The measure reclassifies possession of small amounts of hard drugs as a civil violation: Offenders will face a $100 fine, which they can avoid with a health assessment – a 24/7 phone service that will help determine what services an individual might need. Small amounts include less than 1 gram of heroin or MDMA; 2 grams of cocaine or methamphetamine; 12 grams of psilocybin mushrooms; and 40 doses of LSD, oxycodone or methadone. ....
No, state Rep. Marty Wilde doesn’t want to take your bacon away. With the 2021 legislative session in full (remote) work swing, Wilde Introduced House Bill 2348. The bill makes plant-based meals available for people in Oregon prisons and hospitals. A similar bill was introduced during the 2019 legislative session. On Jan. 27, the conservative blog Oregon Catalyst posted a story alleging Wilde’s bill is going to take bacon away from dying patients at hospitals, adding that a “criminal on death row would have more rights to a last meal” than someone in hospice. If passed today, the bill would indeed prohibit processed meats at hospitals, but the bill’s sausage-making process isn’t over yet. ....
Oregon law enforcement prepares for some drug decriminalization starting Feb. 1 Evan Schreiber Replay Video UP NEXT Oregonians voted and law enforcement is learning. State troopers are working to better understand how they ll do their enforcement piece of a measure passed overwhelmingly by voters in the November 2020 election. Measure 110 goes into effect on Monday, February 1. Oregon became the first state to decriminalize hard drugs like heroin and methamphetamine when the measure passed by a large margin, with more than 1.3 million Oregonians voting in favor of the measure. Now it s up to Oregon State Police captain Tim Fox to help enforce the will of the people: ....