Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek (D) signed legislation this month to end her state’s disastrous experiment with decriminalizing hard drugs, rolling back a 2020 ballot initiative she previously supported after it contributed to a surge in overdose deaths, rising violent crime, open-air drug markets, junkies wandering through the streets of Portland with needles in their arms and the acrid smell of burning fentanyl in the air.
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