As states struggle with a raging opioid epidemic, many health advocates say Oregon's experience was complicated by several factors − and shouldn't discourage other decriminalization efforts ...

The New York Times published no fewer than three articles about the state's drug decriminalization in a single week. "Oregon's experiment to curb overdoses by decriminalizing small amounts of ...

Drug decriminalization in Oregon came about as the result of a ballot measure, known as Measure 110, that received nearly 60% support from voters in 2020. But public opinion quickly began to turn ...

You can get in touch with Aleks by emailing [email protected]. Drug decriminalization, for just a moment last month, appeared to have been making itself at home in the American Northwest ...

Psychedelic decriminalization has long been the goal of many activists, but it is a long way from true legalization. What's the difference? As our society moves deeper into the Psychedelic ...

It will set decriminalization efforts in other states back by years, if not decades. Before going further, I should air my own views. I am a professor of medicine and public health who researches ...

After a three-year trial period, Oregon’s great experiment with drug decriminalization looks to be wrapping up. A bill to restore misdemeanor penalties for drug possession has now passed both houses ...

In their defense, proponents of Measure 110 — support for which has plummeted — argue that decriminalization is still in its early days and funds for harm reduction, housing and other services ...

Many people have a visceral reaction to witnessing an unhoused person sparking up a meth pipe, and it’s very easy to think decriminalization has failed if you don’t see the people whose lives ...

Mr. Stephens is to be commended for a balanced view of the effects of decriminalization of some drug use in Portland. It would certainly be possible to indulge in greater gloating over what appear ...

While advocates for drug users say decriminalization alone won't stop thousands of people dying from a tainted drug supply, others say it is a step in the right direction when it comes to how drug ...