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Portland can ban drinking in public, but not smoking meth or fentanyl. Oregon law is to blame.

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Oregon
- ORS 430.402
  Prohibitions on local governments as to crimes involving use of alcohol, cannabis or drugs

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Quote:	“In Portland, it’s illegal to crack a beer or smoke marijuana on sidewalks or in a city park. But state law enshrines people’s right to consume fentanyl, meth, heroin and other hard drugs on public property.”
Source:	The Oregonian
Published:	August 14, 2023
Added:	August 30, 2023
DB ID:	330

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