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How soon is too soon to call a progressive and libertarian policy obsession a public policy fiasco? In the case of Oregon’s Drug Addiction Treatment and Recovery Act, better known as Measure 110 ...
Oregon's decriminalization efforts coincided with fentanyl explosion. Instead of making clear headway in addressing substance use deaths after the implementation of Measure 110, Oregon saw a 13 ...
Decriminalization didn’t make Oregon’s drug problems worse, just more visible “Drug abuse isn’t pretty. But make no mistake: Even if you don’t see the carnage of the overdose epidemic ...
By the time the decriminalization element went into effect in February 2021, heroin was scarce. Oregon isn't unique; the entire West Coast experienced a similar shift, profoundly affecting ...
Thailand banning cannabis sales without a prescription 3 years after decriminalization By . Associated Press. Published June 26, 2025, 10:56 a.m. ET.
In November 2020, nearly 60% of Oregon voters passed Ballot Measure 110, often referred to as "drug decriminalization," which reclassified schedule I-IV drug possession from a Class A misdemeanor ...
President Joe Biden is taking his first major steps toward decriminalizing marijuana, fulfilling a campaign pledge to erase prior federal possession convictions and beginning the process of ...
Digital Originals Open-air drug use, overdoses push Democrats to introduce overhaul of first-in-the-nation decriminalization law Democrat plan would make drug possession the lowest form of ...
Desiree Venable, with the help of Ground Game Texas, has reportedly gathered enough signatures to place a marijuana decriminalization measure on Bastrop's ballot. Skip Navigation.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s first-in-the-nation experiment with drug decriminalization came to an end Sunday, and possessing small amounts of hard drugs is once again a crime.
Texas voters want marijuana reform, majority back decriminalization, survey finds. A new poll shows that more than 60% of voters want recreational marijuana use to be legal in Texas.