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Democratic lawmakers in Oregon are set to recriminalize possession of small amounts of drugs. The bill aims to avert deadly drug overdoses and incentivize convicted drug users to seek treatment.

Lawmakers in Oregon are moving to recriminalize the possession of small amounts of drugs after it faced rampant public drug use and saw overdose-related deaths more than triple.

Oregon Democratic legislators plan to fight the state’s war on drug addiction and overdoses on multiple battle fronts.

Bill would not affect state's legalization of cannabis or psychedelic mushrooms, however

The lawmakers supporting the bill say it would allow police to confiscate drugs and reduce public drug use. It would also create new diversion opportunities with the aim of steering people toward treatment instead of jail.

An ambitious law, Measure 110, set forth a more humane way to address addiction to fentanyl, amphetamines, opioids, and other substances, sparking a political backlash. E. Tammy Kim reports.

Oregon lawmakers are discussing a proposal to recriminalize minor drug possession, a move that would gut the most controversial part of Oregon’s voter-approved drug law.

Oregon lawmakers are floating a proposal to recriminalize minor drug possession, a move that would gut the most controversial part of Oregon’s voter-approved drug law.

A coalition of Oregonians are demanding that legislators re-criminalize drugs after the recent decriminalization measure failed miserably.

Three years after decriminalizing drug possession, polling suggests a majority of Oregon voters are growing tired of the first-in-the-nation experiment. Will 2024 see reform?