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Under the pilot program that started last year, police would still issue Measure 110 tickets, and offer an immediate opportunity to connect with a treatment provider. Police and treatment workers have connected with more than 150 people during the 10 days they’ve worked together, according to Devon Downeysmith, with the Health Justice Recovery Alliance, key supporters of Measure 110.
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On Monday, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed House Bill 4002, which both expands funding for substance abuse treatment and makes possessing small amounts of hard drugs a misdemeanor beginning Sept. 1.
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There was little question about whether Gov. Tina Kotek would sign House Bill 4002, which overwhelmingly passed the Legislature last week. The governor’s announcement that she would sign the bill late Thursday brings certainty to the reality that Oregon’s drug decriminalization experiment is over.
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State estimates show 1,333 people will be convicted of drug possession and 533 could go to jail every year under the bill approved by Oregon lawmakers last week.
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The voter-approved Measure 110 is nearing its end as the Legislature sends a bill unwinding Oregon's drug decriminalization toward the governor's desk.
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Oregon's House overwhelmingly approved a bill that would recriminalize drug possession in the state, with 51 members voting to approve the bill. The bill would make possession of small amounts of drugs a misdemeanor punishable by up to six months in jail.
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Oregon's bill to recriminalize illicit drug use sailed through a joint committee that was tasked with addressing the state's addiction crisis.
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Law enforcement groups now back House Bill 4002, but opposition from fans of decriminalization is as strong as ever.
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Just over three years since Oregon voters passed Ballot Measure 110, elected officials want to repeal key elements, blaming the law for open drug use and soaring overdoses. But it’s their own hands-off approach that isn’t working, advocates say.
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Democrats and Republicans are seeing whether they can find a compromise over what kinds of consequences drug users might face.
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In an hourslong public hearing, the ongoing debate over ending the state's decriminalization experiment, Measure 110, took center stage.
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Under Ballot Measure 110, instead of arresting drug users, police give them a citation and point them towards treatment. Over three years in, there's a debate about whether it's succeeded or failed.