How Oregon's Drug Experiment Backfired

In 2020, Oregon became the first state in America to decriminalize all drugs. Was it a catastrophic mistake? Has this ...
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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 ...
Yahoo

Rising crime, overdoses reflect pre-pandemic trends – not drug decriminalization – PSU study finds

Fentanyl seizure by Multnomah County Sheriff's Office. Multnomah County Sheriff's officials seized about $400,000 worth of fentanyl powder and pills on July 25, 2023, marking the agency's largest such ...
Arizona Daily Star

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

PORTLAND, Ore. — 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 ...
ABC 10 News

All eyes on Oregon as state law takes effect, decriminalizing possession of hard drugs

The beginning of February means possession of small amounts of so-called hard drugs is no longer a criminal act in Oregon. Oregon voters overwhelmingly approved the decriminalization in November. The ...

FIRST READING: B.C. premier admits that decriminalizing drugs was a mistake

As recently as last year, Eby was still dismissing critics who said decriminalization would only make everything worse ...
The World

Rising crime, overdoses reflect pre-pandemic trends – not drug decriminalization – PSU study finds

For years, critics have blamed Oregon’s 2020 ballot measure that decriminalized possession of small amounts of drugs for the state’s rising crime and overdose rates. But a new study suggests otherwise ...