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Oregon, First State To Decriminalize Drug Use, Declares State Of Emergency In Portland Over Fentanyl

DailyWire.com – The Democrat governor of Oregon — the first state in the nation to decriminalize drug use in 2020— has declared a 90-day state of emergency in Portland because of the magnitude of the fentanyl problem there.

Governor Tina Kotek, Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson, and Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler each declared an emergency.

“Development of a system to efficiently track and coordinate existing resources to assist people impacted by fentanyl use should be completed in not more than 90 days,” Kotek wrote in her declaration, adding:

A command center will be stood up in the central city where state, county and city employees will convene to coordinate strategies and response efforts. The Command Center will serve to refocus existing resources.

Oregon passed Measure 110 in 2020 …

“We’ve had three years of this law that has not delivered on the promise that voters thought they were getting.” – Washington County district attorney Kevin Barton stated

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