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GREEN RANGE: Here, marijuana enthusiasts in Portland, Oregon celebrate the legalization of the drug in 2015. On Tuesday, the state decided to decriminalize even harsher drugs like cocaine, heroin, and psychedelic mushrooms. Photo: STEVE DIPAOLA / X00088
As Biden, Trump, and the rest of the world hold their breath, something completely different was decided during yesterday’s election.
In the shadow of the presidential elections, Arizona, Montana, New Jersey and South Dakota decided to legalize marijuana. Thus, they end up in the company of twelve other states.
The state of Oregon, which was one of the first in the country to decriminalize marijuana, took a few more steps on Tuesday:
They are now the first state in the United States to decriminalize the possession of drugs such as heroin, cocaine, psilocybin (mushrooms), and LSD. Report media like Washington Post, The cut and british The Guardian.
If someone in Oregon is caught with a small amount of these drugs, they will receive a maximum fine of $ 100, in line with a parking ticket.
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Activist work
Various activist groups in the state have raised money and celebrities to pass the law, which they believe is an important step in keeping people out of jail and focusing more on medical treatment.
Local newspaper The Oregonian writes that The Drug Policy Alliance has raised more than $ 4 million, including with the support of the likes of George Soros, Mark Zuckerberg and John Legend.
The bill has met with opposition in several places, one of them artist Jim O’Rourke. He believes that this does not change the basic problem, namely the lack of hospital beds.
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Still illegal in Norway
The debate on the decriminalization of drugs is also alive in this country. Parties such as the Popular Socialist Party and the Liberal Party believe that drug policy should shift from punishment to health care, while KrF is among those who disagree.
Attorney General Jørn Sigurd Maurud believes that drug use and possession should no longer be combated with punishment.
A government-appointed committee has proposed to stop denouncing and prosecuting people who are consumed with doses of drugs. Instead, a meeting with the municipal help service should be imposed with offers of help and voluntary treatment, but without penalties if you do not show up.
The police gave their response to the consultation on drug reform in May and later advised against decriminalization.
