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Portland cafe owner says city isn’t ready to help addicts after Oregon ditched drug decriminalization [Video]

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A Portland, Oregon business owner is sounding the alarm on the consequences of the state’s short-lived policy decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of certain drugs after the state moved to end the measure this week.

Bison Coffeehouse owner Loretta Guzman joined “Fox & Friends First” after Oregon reversed its 2020 voter-approved law on Monday to decriminalize most illegal possession of controlled substance offenses and redirect much of the state’s marijuana tax revenue to fund grants for addiction services.

Since the passage of the liberal policy, addiction and overdose deaths skyrocketed in the state and nationwide, fueled by the fentanyl crisis.

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Guzman, a Portland native, warned the city is not prepared to assist the drug-addicted population fueled by the experimental law.

“I don’t think our city has things lined up for it,” Guzman told co-host Carley Shimkus on Wednesday.

“Right now, there’s no help for the people.”

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