In November of 2020 Oregon legislation shocked most of the country when they voted to decriminalize hard drugs such as Cocaine, Methamphetamine, and Heroin. This was done in an attempt to get people to get help for their drug addictions by making them more comfortable knowing they won’t get a felony charge. You may say that more people would start trying and getting addicted to these hard drugs but I ask you, If Heroin, Cocaine, and Methamphetamine were legal would you try these drugs. I believe most people would say no. This also can make it more safe for addicts to continue using if they don’t want to seek help, Many drug dealers will put fillers in their drugs they sell, one of these fillers is fentanyl. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is 50 to 100 times as potent as other opioids and is very easy to OD on if you're unaware you're taking the drug. This drug is also decriminalized in Oregon.
Do you agree or disagree with Oregon’s measure 110?
Do you think 110 will be effective in its purpose?
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I'm glad you got this done Jacob. The issue is that it was supposed to be done last week which deducts 50%. Then it is three days late this week. Please work hard the rest of the semester!
I disagree with it just because I think drugs are bad and now that they are legal it could back fire into more people getting into drugs and maybe not actually helo them. I do not think it will be effective in its purpose of getting people off of drugs I think it will do the opposite.