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Oregon Voted To Decriminalize Hard Drugs, Including Heroin, Cocaine and Psychedelics

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Regardless of what the outcome of the 2020 presidential election is, about half of the voting population is going to be extremely disappointed. However, there is something that voters are in agreement about in 2020, and that is the legalization of drugs. Five states, New Jersey, Arizona, Montana, And South Dakota voted to legalize recreational marijuana, joining Washington DC and 11 other states that had already legalized recreational cannabis.

However, it’s not just marijuana anymore, legalization of other drugs was on the ballot in some jurisdictions.

Oregon became the first state in the country to decriminalize possession of hard drugs including heroin, cocaine, and LSD.

Oregon’s new law reclassifies the low-level possession of illegal substances including heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, ecstasy, LSD, methadone, and oxycodone from a misdemeanor to a non-criminal violation, punishable by either a $100 fine or a health assessment. The new law will go into effect on February 1st. An overwhelming majority of 59% voted in favor of the measure.

The measure gives the Oregon Health Authority the mandate “to set up all licensing, training, certification, and ongoing education requirements for psilocybin service centers and facilitators during a mandated two-year development process.”

Only license holders will be able to “provide psilocybin therapy, cultivate psilocybin, or own a psilocybin service center.”

Voters in Washington DC also voted to legalize numerous psychedelics, including psychedelic mushrooms and DMT.

Many big investors have been expecting a wave of legalization for years, and have been silently setting up businesses to corner the market. One company, in particular, Compass Pathways, has been at the forefront of this research, as they have a huge advantage due to significant investments from people like Peter Theil, the co-founder of PayPal. Compass Pathways is currently conducting other studies to prove the safety and efficacy of the substance as a treatment for depression, and is said to be developing a patented treatment based on their findings.

Critics of legalization and decriminalization fear that drugs would be out of control and rates of addiction would skyrocket without prohibition, but modern examples show this is simply untrue. Currently, under the state of prohibition that most of the world experiences, the treatment, and assistance that addicts receive is severely limited and used mostly to punish via highly regulated inpatient and outpatient programs. In an environment of prohibition, the strategy is punishment instead of harm reduction, which is a more humane, realistic, and effective way of handling serious social problems like heroin addiction.

In 2001, Portugal became the first country in the world to end the drug war within its borders. In the short time since, the country has seen a radical improvement in their society. Drugs now have a smaller impact on Portugal’s society as a whole than they did prior to the end of prohibition. There are now fewer drug-related deaths, fewer children getting ahold of drugs, and fewer people doing drugs in general. Many other factors that are often overlooked including the fact that infectious diseases spread through needles and dirty drug practices have declined rapidly in Portugal since the end of drug prohibition. Also, there are far fewer conflicts with citizens and police than there once were and many prisons have even shut down because there is not enough crime.

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John Vibes is an author, researcher and investigative journalist who takes a special interest in the counter culture and the drug war.

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Leaking Pipes and Printers Running Out Of Ink Delay Election Results For Key Regions

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The United States is still eagerly awaiting the results of the 2020 election, and key states are lagging with reporting their results. Some of this was to be expected considering the large number of mail-in ballots this year, but there were problems in some areas that could have been avoided, and also some strange anomalies, some of which could be explained, while others could not.

In some cases, voters experienced malfunctioning machines, ink shortages, and printing errors, which required some poll workers to count single ballot cards by hand.

The key states of Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania are still up in the air after experiencing a variety of different problems. Poll workers in Outagamie County, Wisconsin, just outside of Green Bay, had to transfer votes from roughly 13,500 misprinted absentee ballots to clean ballots that won’t jam the electronic counting machine. In Green Bay, absentee ballot results were delayed after one of the counting machines ran out of ink.

In South Carolina, a printing error delayed the counting of 14,600 absentee-by-mail ballots in Dorchester County. The counting will be delayed until later in the week, according to state election officials.

Other key states, including Georgia and North Carolina, could still not be declared by Wednesday morning. In Georgia, a burst pipe caused delays in counting up to 60,000 absentee ballots in Fulton County. Many of the incidents have raised suspicions of voter fraud and voter suppression.

A precinct in Orange County, Florida, reported a voter turnout rate of more than 100% on Tuesday, and it actually wasn’t a mistake, as county election officials later notified residents. The Orange County Supervisor of Elections posted a Twitter thread on Tuesday citing state turnout data, showing that Precinct 538 had voter turnout exceeding 100%. Officials explained that this was due to people moving on election year without changing their address. After the votes were finally tallied, Florida was called for President Donald Trump.

 

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Judge Who Ran Church Youth Group Arrested For Sexually Assaulting 12-Year-Old Boy

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Perry County District Judge Michael Schechterly of Pennsylvania was arrested on Monday and charged with unlawful contact with children after an investigation found that he sexually assaulted at least one young boy. Police know about at least one incident that happened with a 12-year-old boy at his home in 2012 and they believe that he may have abused other children.

The 58-year-old judge was reported to police by numerous parents in the community who had concerns about him acting inappropriately with children through a program that he ran at his church called the “Royal Rangers.”

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro said that they also received numerous complaints that he touched himself inappropriately in front of children.

“Serious allegations show this judge violated the trust that the citizens of Perry County placed in him by sexually abusing a little boy. There may be other victims,” Shapiro said, according to PennLive.

“We will hold the powerful and well-connected accountable to law just like everyone else. My office will investigate and prosecute anyone who abuses their authority to harm Pennsylvanians, no matter what position of power they may hold,” he added.

Witnesses told state police Schechterly regularly took children into his district court and his home.

When police searched the judge’s chambers at his district court office, they found stains all over the room that he admitted was probably semen. He blamed what he called a “porn addiction” and said he had a habit of masturbating several times per day, even at his office.

 

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When questioned, Schechterly admitted that he was sexually attracted to young boys, and admitted to sexual contact with the 12-year-old in 2012.

“Regarding stains on surfaces in the district court, he indicated those stains would likely be his semen. In the course of this conversation, Schechterly admitted that as an adolescent he was sexually attracted to boys,” court papers stated.

Schechterly was also charged with corruption of minors and indecent assault. He is currently in police custody at the Cumberland County Prison after being denied bail. He will be back in court on November 23rd.

Authorities are asking anyone with additional information about Schechterly to call Pennsylvania State Police at (717) 881-6937.

In recent weeks, multiple government agencies have been carrying out operations around the country to rescue missing children, many of whom are victims of human trafficking. On Friday, The Justice Department issued a press release announcing that they just wrapped up a five-day law enforcement operation that they called “Operation Find Our Children.”

Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey A. Rosen said that this is just the most recent operation of many where the US Marshals service rescued missing children.

Rosen says that this year alone the agency has rescued more than 440 children in Georgia, Ohio, Indiana, Louisiana, and other states.

Just last week, a massive law enforcement operation in Ohio called Operation Autumn Hope has resulted in the arrest of 179 people under suspicion of human trafficking, and the rescue of 109 victims, 45 of whom were missing children. Some victims were as young as 14 or 15 years old. The victims were referred to social services, according to the Ohio Attorney General’s Office.

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Rapper “Lil Pump” Threatens To Leave The Country If Trump Loses The Election

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Rapper “Lil Pump” has been doubling down on his endorsement of Donald Trump, and has threatened to leave the United States if Joe Biden is elected. As with some of the other rappers to show support for Donald Trump, such as 50 Cent, Lil Pump has expressed concerns about paying higher taxes under a Joe Biden presidency.

However, unlike 50 Cent, Pump is sticking to his guns. On Sunday night, he attended Trump’s rally in Florida, wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat.

Then he went to Trump’s final rally for 2020 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the following night. In Michigan, Trump called the rapper on stage in front of a cheering crowd, and identified him as “one of the big superstars of the world”. He also accidentally called the artist “Lil Pimp” in his introduction, but then corrected himself.

Speaking on the stage on Monday night, he said he “appreciates” what Trump has done during his first term, saying he “brought the troops home” and is “doing the right thing” for the country.

“MAGA [Make America Great Again] 2020,” he said, adding: “Don’t forget that, and do no vote for sleepy Joe at all.” He then left the stage.

Prior to the 2016 election, many famous liberals insisted that they would be moving to Canada if Trump won the election. Very few, if any, followed through on their promise, but now Pump is threatening to move to Columbia if Trump loses the election. He was also wearing a Donald Trump hat in the video where he threatened to leave the country.

just before the 2016 US election, Lil Pump tweeted the words: “F*** Donald Trump,” but he appears to have changed his mind over the past four years.

As of 2020, Lil Pump’s net worth is estimated to be $8 million.

Lil Pump broke into the mainstream with a repetitive luxury anthem, “Gucci Gang.” The track peaked at No. 3 and has since racked up more than 800 million YouTube videos, earning multiplatinum certification from the RIAA.

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