US drug laws set for sweeping overhaul as voters choose decriminalization
by Poppy Noor from Science | The Guardian on (#59YS0)
Oregon to decriminalize all illegal drugs in historic first, while voters in many states vote to abolish penalties for possession
On Tuesday night, a number of US states voted in favor of decriminalizing drugs in an unprecedented drug law overhaul. Thanks to a push by drug reform advocates, in every state where the ballot was proposed, people voted to abolish criminal penalties for possession.
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