Possession of hard drugs will be decriminalised under the new law. Photo / 123RFIn a first in the US, Oregon has rejected charging drug users with criminal offences, with voters passing a ballot measure that decriminalises possession of heroin, methamphetamine, LSD, oxycodone and other hard drugs. The measure completely changes how Oregon's justice system treats those who are found with personal-use amounts of hard drugs. The passage of the measure makes Oregon, which in 1973 became the first state to decriminalise cannabis possession, a pioneer in America in trying the same with hard drugs. Oregon voters on Tuesday also legalised therapeutic use of psilocybin mushrooms, with a two-year development period.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 05, 2020 00:32 UTC