Oregon legislators may not make big changes to the state’s drug policy this session, but one bill that is moving would plug a hole in how fentanyl is treated under the law.
House Bill 2645 would create a new Class A misdemeanor penalty for certain amounts of fentanyl and also change how possession of fentanyl can be proven.
Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid drug. It has legitimate medical uses to deal with pain. But that is not what it is known for. It is known for being used illegally and being a killer. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it is “up to 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine.” And it is a major cause of overdose deaths in Oregon.
The bill fixes a kind of loophole in Oregon law for the range of penalties for possession of fentanyl. The bill allows fentanyl crimes to be charged similarly to crimes with heroin. The bill also allows possession of fentanyl to be proven with possession of pills. The law now requires it by weight.
The bill easily passed the Oregon House and is now in the Oregon Senate. Pass it.
Sign up for our Daily Headlines newsletter
Success! An email has been sent to with a link to confirm list signup.
Error! There was an error processing your request.
When we few - unfunded - skeptics - raised questions in 2020, nobody wanted to question the "everybody wins" lies of an out of state group (Drug Policy Alliance)
Now that Oregon is dead worst in overdoses why are we re-arranging the deck chair of the Titanic, rather than hailing another ship or getting into the lifeboats? REPEAL M-110!
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd,
racist or sexually-oriented language. PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK. Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another
person will not be tolerated. Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone
or anything. Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism
that is degrading to another person. Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on
each comment to let us know of abusive posts. Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness
accounts, the history behind an article.
The city is mulling a transportation utility fee, a seasonal fuel tax and/or a targeted sales tax on food and beverage sales to cover transportaiton costs, repairs. You can respond directly to the city at council@bendoregon.gov. See our editorial at https://bendbulletin.us/3n5cACr
(2) comments
Why bother. Pass all the laws you want. After M110 nobody cares what the drug addicts do.
When we few - unfunded - skeptics - raised questions in 2020, nobody wanted to question the "everybody wins" lies of an out of state group (Drug Policy Alliance)
Now that Oregon is dead worst in overdoses why are we re-arranging the deck chair of the Titanic, rather than hailing another ship or getting into the lifeboats? REPEAL M-110!
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.