firstgrave:

“Oregon became the first state to decriminalize small amounts of cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and other drugs.

The Oregon measure would make possession of small amounts of what have long been considered harder drugs a violation, similar to a traffic ticket, and no longer punishable by jail time. The law would also fund drug addiction treatment from marijuana sales taxes.” x

hey. this is actually huge news and is incredibly important. if you’re looking for something good to come out of tonight, this is a really important and amazing first step that should be emulated across the rest of the country, along with exonerating those who have previously been convicted/releasing those currently jailed for drug charges.