Oregon’s Failed Drug-Legalization Experiment Comes to an End as Criminal Penalties Take Effect

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A police officer pulls a man caught smoking fentanyl in Portland, Ore., February 7, 2024.

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Brock Spurgeon says the drug-fueled party in Grants Pass, Ore.’s parks is nearly over.

On Sunday, the state’s three-year experiment in drug decriminalization officially came to an end when a new law reinstituting criminal penalties for drug possession went into effect.

Ryan Mills

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Ryan Mills

Ryan Mills was an enterprise and media reporter at National Review. He previously worked for 14 years as a breaking news reporter, investigative reporter, and editor at newspapers in Florida. Originally from Minnesota, Ryan lives in the Fort Myers area with his wife and two sons.

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