Oregon re-criminalizes small amounts of hard drugs after 2020 voter initiative is overturned nbcnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nbcnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Fentanyl possession has been made illegal again in Oregon after lawmakers passed a bill to recriminalize the synthetic drug. The state has seen a 210 percent increase in fentanyl-related deaths.
Oregon Senate Democrats plan to start fining their absent colleagues amid a month-long Republican walkout, a move they hope will pressure boycotting lawmakers to return to the chamber as hundreds of bills languish amid the partisan stalemate. In a procedural move Thursday, Democrats voted to fine senators $325 every time their absence denies the chamber the two-thirds quorum it needs to conduct business. The amount reflects lawmakers’ average daily pay, according to the office of Democratic Sena