US voters took aim at drug prohibition, approving the use of medical or recreational cannabis across several states, as Oregon moved to slash possession penalties even for hard drugs – including cocaine and heroin.
As the presidential race and key contests in the House and Senate played out on Tuesday night, a series of ballot initiatives seeking to chip away at America’s war on drugs were also given the green light, seeing punishments relaxed for a variety of offenses, most of them linked to cannabis.
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