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Three years after Oregon decriminalized possession of drugs like cocaine,
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heroin, meth and fentaNYL.
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Governor Tina Kotek signed a bill into law on Monday that recriminates
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these drugs, Jenny does that include weed?
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No weed has been legal since 2015.
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My friend, I was about to cancel my trip out there
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man. So what happened?
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Why they changed their tune?
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Like what was the reason behind it?
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Well, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler has been saying that addiction rates
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and overdose rates have skyrocketed in the state.
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The state was already struggling to implement the law amid the COVID-19
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pandemic. Then the recent fentaNYL crisis caused a major surge in
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deadly overdoses in the state.
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Both of these led to the Democrats shifting their stance.
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So what happens if I get caught with drugs,
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Jenny? Like am I gonna go to jail?
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Like am I gonna need like four lawyers if I go out
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there? Well, I mean the new law goes into effect
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after September 1st. So if you get caught,
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it's a misdemeanor with punishment up to six months in prison with
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leeway for prosecutors to offer treatment in lieu of prison time.
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I'm sure this won't affect black or brown people,
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I know y'all made that law for them fucked up.
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stay safe out there in the Great Northwest and don't fuck with
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fentaNYL kids. They're right about that one.
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You know, the Fenty is out here killing people.
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I don't, you really need a little bit,
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have, you seen how much it takes to like kill you
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