Mayor Ted Wheeler said a ban on open drug use is not needed because of a newly passed bill that adds criminal penalties for fentanyl possession above a gram.
PORTLAND, Ore. — After releasing the details last week of a proposal to criminalize public drug use in Portland, Mayor Ted Wheeler announced Tuesday that he will not introduce the new ordinance after all.
In a statement, Wheeler reasoned that a bill passed by the Oregon Legislature late last week, House Bill 2645, would give Portland police the tools to “better address open drug use in our city” without needing a ban on drug use itself.
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