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Oregon has reportedly voted to reverse its hard drug decriminalization because of the overdose epidemic now affecting the state.
In 2020, almost 60 percent of Oregon voters approved Measure 110, which decriminalized the possession of relatively small amounts of hard drugs, including heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, and fentanyl.
The measure predictably led to Oregon becoming a den of drug addicts and drug overdoses. More
It is one thing to not prosecute someone for possession of drugs and quite another to allow a legal marketplace of reputable, certified, and quality manufacturers and sellers to address the demands of the marketplace, with quality-assured, purity-labeled, etc. products backed not just by reputation, but by laws against fraud, etc. The latter is not what the citizens voted for. Additionally, this lack of police involvement was simply coupled with welfare handouts, etc. that essentially subsidized the parasitic behavior of some along with the profits of the drug cartels who were give free reign over the city. I am a big believer in self-ownership. Your body is either yours to do with as YOU see fit, put in it whatever or whomever you wish (but YOU must accept ALL responsibilities for your actions and consequences), or you are simply the property of the state – aka, a slave. It is not as though, since this “decriminalization” the people have been able to purchase what they want from trustworthy businesses. They have NOT. It is not as though the taxpayers were taken off the hook for paying for the horrible behavior and costs of these drug users – they were NOT (likely things got even worse as the city leaders made even worse decisions to pander to their progressive/liberal base). So I am not surprised by their need to try and “fix” the problems they created. But as a note, Portugal essentially did the same thing nationwide well over a decade ago, did NOT subsidize or incentivize the bad behavior, and has had not real issues – quite the contrary. Americans don’t believe in freedom. They don’t seem to actually want it…especially if it comes with personal responsibility and accountability. K-12 brainwashing in government schools is likely the primary reason for this.
was a mistake, the lawyer-dindus will be retrained
The path of least resistance is not the path to Liberty and Freedom!
You gotta work and fight for it or be a slave to things like alcohol, drugs and dependency!
Mr Liberty/ “Americans donโt believe in freedom. ” Ain’t that the truth.
law bez like engineering, you just have to keep tinkering? right, mofos?
The law of unintended consequences just bit Oregon in the ass and Oregon realized that legalizing hard drugs was a major mistake and repealed it. Good for Oregon to wake up and repeal this dumbass law and smell the roses before it could continue to do far more harm. Now, keep it this way and don’t ever back down on recriminalizing the use of hard drugs no matter how hard the progtards will try and legalize drugs again.
Mistake, my ass. Nobody who voted for this did so with anything other than malicious intentions. To concede good intentions is to choose to be complicit in paving the road to hell the Progressive/Maoist/Satanists have in store. When you concede good intentions to individuals who are demonstrably unworthy you are by this time doing so in order to advance their agenda. Nobody can legitimately claim to be ignorant of what they are, who they serve and what they intend at this point. In 2020 the masks came off and they made it all but impossible to be ignorant. Willful ignorance doesnโt buy you exoneration, it is evidence that you know full well what the score is, but choose to enable it to continue.
But is the population of Oregon is denied their drugs, how will the democrats maintain their control?
drugs become no bail no jail crimes
The 60% of Oregon tards who voted for the measure canโt complain when a homeless chick on meth takes a YUGE dump in their yard then ODs.
Too late. Oregon is now too heavily populated with low life scum who vote for a living. More useless drug addicts and bums arrive every day. Taxpaying job creators know there is no hope so they’re leaving. If it was possible to do so, it would take years for those responsible for this disaster to be voted out of office. The Teacher’s Unions and the MSM from Portland to Eugene will do everything in their power to keep the democrats in power. There is no hope.
“The measure predictably led to Oregon becoming a den of drug addicts and drug overdoses.”…. Who couldn’t see that coming?
@ MrLiberty Sunday, 3 March 2024, 11:45 at 11:45 am,
I am in complete agreement with you, but the social spigot must be closed.
FJB
Isn’t assisted suicide legal in Oregon?
heh! PROBLEM SOLVED
Never knew a heroin addict that knew their limits.
Still, an addict deserves a second chance as much as we deserve the one the Lord gives us.
Naloxone (Narcanยฎ)
Learn it. Have it. Free in many places. Here’s the Ohio version, your state may vary.
https://naloxone.ohio.gov/get-naloxone/individual/list-of-providers
Like in Singapore caning or death will teach you limits right fucking NOW!! This bullshit of the user is a victim, lets go for the dealer does little to solve the problem.
If you on the other hand think about using and know that yew may just be caned within an inch of yer life or worse, yew might just re-think that decision!
What are the betting odds for putting the genie back in the bottle?
Harryโs on the right track, heavy physical punishment for people caught usingโฆ you donโt have to hunt them up but when caught the caning ought be severe. Possession with intent to distribute you do hunt for, and when caught and convicted, death.
Walter and Harry – So you believe that people are the property of the state? Where do you draw the line? Ivermectin? Hydroxychloroquine? Vitamin C? Vitamin D? Do you realize that before 1920, virtually EVERY drug in the US was 100% LEGAL and there were only minor societal issues that were generally dealt with by the medical community, churches, and family? Slippery slope guys….at some point you have to respect the rights of the individual.