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Oregon's trailblazing drug decriminalization law has come under fire amid a slow rollout and rise in overdose deaths. But proponents say much of the criticism is unfair. NEW You can now listen to ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon’s first-in-the-nation experiment with drug decriminalization is coming to an end Sunday, when possessing small amounts of hard drugs will once again become a crime.