There was lots of mainstream coverage when the law was passed. A few examples: https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/09/politics/oregon-decriminalize-drugs-trnd/index.ht

There was lots of mainstream coverage when the law was passed. A few examples: https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/09/politics/oregon-decriminalize-drugs-trnd/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/09/politics/oregon-decriminalize... https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/11/04/election-drugs-oregon-new-jersey/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/11/04/election-dr... https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/04/us/ballot-measures-propositions-2020.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/04/us/ballot-measures-propos... In fact, I think you would be hard-pressed to find any news outlet that didn't cover it. That the law goes into effect today is a bit of a technicality, so it's not surprising that most of the coverage was back in November.