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“Cocaine and heroin are not legal, but have all but been decriminalized on the West Coast.”

Citation needed. Never heard this before now. Or is this just some California thing?



In several cities they are now citations. You may get a fine for possession but you will not be arrested. In Portland for example the ticket is around $150, which is about the same as the fee for an expired vehicle registration. This change in policies has basically stopped enforcement. As you can imagine it is not a profitable practice to ticket the unhoused.




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