Thai pro-cannabis advocates rally as government moves to recriminalize
Prime Minister Sureta Tabisin said she hopes cannabis will be re-registered as a drug by the end of this year. Pro-cannabis groups assembled at Thailand’s Ministry of Health agreed that cannabis should be properly regulated, but said it did not require changes to its status as a drug. Health Minister Somsak Tepsutin said he would […]
California dems want to block bill that would recriminalize loitering as prostitution spirals in big cities
California progressives want to block new bill that would recriminalize street prostitution. SB 1219, authored by state Republican Sen. Kelly Sayalt, would re-enact a provision previously removed from the California Penal Code prohibiting loitering in public places. San Francisco Democrat Scott Wiener previously authored the bill, known as SB 357, or the Safe Streets for […]
Oregon looks to recriminalize drug possession
A bill that would criminalize possession of small amounts of drugs and overturn a 2020 decriminalization motion has passed the Oregon Senate and will be sent to the governor’s desk. house bill 4002 The bill, which would recriminalize possession of small amounts of drugs such as heroin and methamphetamine, passed the Oregon House by a […]
Oregon lawmakers pass bill to recriminalize drug possession
A bill to recriminalize possession of small amounts of drugs passed the Oregon House on Friday, the state’s first drug decriminalization law, as governments struggle to respond to the deadliest overdose crisis in U.S. history. Important parts were omitted. The state Senate passed House Bill 4002 21-8 after the House passed it 51-7 on Thursday. […]
Oregon Dems Surrender to Reality with Move to Recriminalize Drugs
Back in George Floyd’s first year (2020), Democrats in Oregon decriminalized drug use. Then reality came crashing down, and now Oregon Democrats are seeking to recriminalize drug use. In November 2020, Oregon’s insane voters passed Measure 110 by a 60 percent margin. guardian explain countermeasure: States will dismantle existing punitive and inefficient systems that criminalize […]
VOTERS’ REMORSE: Blue state survey shows majority want to re-criminalize drugs: ‘We made an enormous mistake’
A recent survey found that support for drug decriminalization is waning among Oregonians as overdose rates and homelessness continue to rise. A Portland-based DHM Research survey of 500 Oregonians found that 63% supported reinstating criminal penalties for drug possession while continuing to fund treatment programs. . Tents and wheelchairs cover a sidewalk in downtown Portland […]
