Oregon experiment with legalizing hard drugs comes to an end

Oregon was the first state to vote entirely by mail, the first state to offer over-the-counter birth control, and the first state to legalize physician-assisted suicide.

Three years ago, Oregon embarked on another first-in-the-nation feat: Passing a policy to decriminalize hard drugs in an attempt to focus on treatment over punishment to help turn the drug tide and create a new model for drug policy around the country.