L’Oregon envisage de décriminaliser la possession de méthamphétamine, d’héroïne et de MDMA

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L’Oregon envisage de décriminaliser la possession de méthamphétamine, d’héroïne et de MDMA

1 août 2017

Le projet de loi qui ferait de la possession de drogues classées aux annexes I et II destinées à un usage personnel une contravention au lieu d’un délit a déjà été passé à la chambre des députés et au sénat. Pour en savoir plus, en anglais, veuillez lire les informations ci-dessous.

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Penalties for the possession of drugs in the US state of Oregon are set to be significantly reduced, as legislators in the state approved two bills focused on criminal justice reform.

On Thursday July 6, Oregon’s Senate passed House Bill 2355 (HB-2355) and House Bill 3078 (HB-3079), which had both already been approved by the state’s House of Representatives one day earlier.

Among its stipulations, HB-2355 reduces the crime classification of unlawful possession of controlled substances in the Schedule I and Schedule II categories to a maximum sentence of one year’s imprisonment, a $6,250 fine, or both. Selling drugs, and possessing drugs with the intent to sell, continue to be felonies.

Until now, possession of Schedule I drugs – such as MDMA and heroin, and Schedule II drugs – such as methamphetamine and cocaine, have been classed as felonies. These offences were punishable by up to 10 or five years in prison, respectively. HB-2355 redefines these offences as misdemeanours.

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