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  2. Oregon's drug decriminalization experiment is ending. What ...

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    The most noteworthy example is Portugal, where drug-related deaths have plummeted in the 20-plus years since the country stopped criminally punishing drug users. Oregon, however, saw overdose ...

  3. Oregon Taps Out of Drug Decriminalization - AOL

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    Oregon Taps Out of Drug Decriminalization. Ari Blaff. April 25, 2024 at 2:44 AM. PORTLAND, Oregon—Three years ago, Kristin Olson, a Portland, Oregon, attorney who now hosts the Rational in ...

  4. “Essentially what has happened is drugs in Oregon are the same as a traffic ticket,” Portland police Officer David Baer told them. And the fine can be waived if a user calls a hotline and ...

  5. Drug policy of Oregon - Wikipedia

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    Drug policy of Oregon. The U.S. state of Oregon has various policies restricting the production, sale, and use of different substances. In 2006, Oregon's per capita drug use exceeded the national average. The most used substances were marijuana, methamphetamine and illicit painkillers and stimulants.

  6. Oregon governor signs a bill recriminalizing drug possession ...

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    April 1, 2024 at 6:18 PM. SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon's Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek on Monday signed into law a bill that recriminalizes the possession of small amounts of drugs, ending a first-in ...

  7. 2020 Oregon Ballot Measure 110 - Wikipedia

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    In November 2020, voters in the U.S. state of Oregon passed Ballot Measure 110, [2] " [reclassifying] possession/penalties for specified drugs". [3] Drugs affected include heroin, methamphetamine, PCP, LSD and oxycodone, as well as others. [4] The Drug Policy Alliance non-profit organization was behind the measure. [4]

  8. Progressive prosecutor in Portland, Oregon, seeks to fend off ...

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    PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — In Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland, the progressive district attorney who took office during the social justice movement of 2020 is being challenged by a candidate vowing to be tough on crime, highlighting the growing pressure on liberal prosecutors across the U.S. amid voter concerns over public drug use and disorder.

  9. Oregon lawmakers voted to recriminalize drugs. The bill's ...

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    March 4, 2024 at 8:06 PM. PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The future of an Oregon bill that would roll back the state’s first-in-the-nation drug decriminalization law is now in the hands of Democratic ...

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