Prosecutor adopts drug decriminalization measure early
December 18, 2020 GMT
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt in Portland said Thursday he isn’t waiting until February to implement a policy that will decriminalize possession of all drugs in personal use amounts.
Schmidt’s office said it will immediately start treating drug possession cases exempt from prosecution under Measure 110 as a public health matter, rather than a criminal one, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported. Oregonians passed the measure in November.
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“Past punitive drug policies and laws resulted in over-policing of diverse communities, heavy reliance on correctional facilities and a failure to promote public safety and health,” Schmidt said in a statement. “It’s time to move beyond these failed practices, expand access to treatment and focus our limited law enforcement resources to target high-level, commercial drug offenses.”
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Prosecutors adopt drug decriminalization measure early
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt in Portland says he isn’t waiting until February to implement a policy that will decriminalize possession of all drugs in personal-use amounts.
Oregon Public Broadcasting reports Schmidt’s office said Thursday it will immediately start treating drug possession cases exempt from prosecution under Measure 110 as a public health matter, rather than a criminal one. Oregonians passed the measure in November.
“Past punitive drug policies and laws resulted in over-policing of diverse communities, heavy reliance on correctional facilities and a failure to promote public safety and health,” Schmidt said in a statement. “It’s time to move beyond these failed practices, expand access to treatment and focus our limited law enforcement resources to target high-level, commercial drug offenses.”
Multnomah County prosecutors adopt drug decriminalization measure early
Updated Dec 18, 2020;
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Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt said Thursday he isn’t waiting until February to implement a policy that will decriminalize possession of all drugs in personal use amounts.
Schmidt’s office said it will immediately start treating drug possession cases exempt from prosecution under Measure 110 as a public health matter, rather than a criminal one, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported. Oregonians passed the measure in November.
“Past punitive drug policies and laws resulted in over-policing of diverse communities, heavy reliance on correctional facilities and a failure to promote public safety and health,” Schmidt said in a statement. “It’s time to move beyond these failed practices, expand access to treatment and focus our limited law enforcement resources to target high-level, commercial drug offenses.”