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Commentary: A future for Oregon’s drug decriminalization law

Conventional wisdom in and far beyond Oregon is that the state’s Measure 110, an initiative passed by voters in 2020 ...

B.C. joins Oregon in abandoning drug decriminalization approach

British Columbia’s decriminalization project initially allowed adults to possess small amounts of opioids, cocaine, ...
WTVF

Here’s how Oregon’s drug decriminalization measure is going one year later

Oregon voters passed Measure 110 in November 2020, which decriminalized the possession of all drugs, including cocaine, meth, and heroin. In February 2021, the measure went into effect. “Now, if you ...
AOL

Oregon's first-in-the-nation drug decriminalization law faces growing pushback amid fentanyl crisis

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon's first-in-the-nation law that decriminalized the possession of small amounts of heroin, cocaine and other illicit drugs in favor of an emphasis on addiction treatment is ...

Portland DA cracks down on drug crimes as Seattle pulls back on enforcement

Portland DA announces drug prosecution crackdown for those refusing treatment, contrasting sharply with Seattle's lenient ...
WRIC

After rocky start, hopes up in Oregon drug decriminalization

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Two years after Oregon ...
The Daily Gazette

Oregon may revive penalties for drug possession. What will the change do?

Oregon is poised to step back from its first-in-the-nation drug decriminalization law with a new measure approved by the state Senate that would reinstate criminal penalties for possessing small ...