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Oregon 1st in US to soften on hard drugs

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon became the first state to decriminalize hard drugs like heroin and methamphetamine and to legalize therapeutic use of psilocybin mushrooms on Tuesday, with two ballot measures passing by large margins.

Measure 110 would completely change how Oregon’s justice system treats those who are found with