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

For many, being contacted by a police officer is a stressful experience.For people under the influence of drugs, that experience can be compounded.“Yesterday as

Controversy surrounds the recommendation to criminalize public drug use.

Controversy surrounds the recommendation to criminalize public drug use.

Lawmakers listened to debate around Measure 110 on Monday ahead of the upcoming legislative session.Julia Pinsky lost her son to a heroin overdose in 2013. She

Oregon became the first state to decriminalize all drugs , but with overdoses and public intoxication on the rise, officials are taking a hard look at whether the new law is...

A delegation of more than two dozen Oregon officials and advocates returned this past weekend from a trip to Portugal, where they studied the country’s health-focused response to substance abuse disorders. The visit comes on the third anniversary of Oregon voters’ passage of Measure 110, which decriminalized all drugs in the state and funneled millions […]

Most Oregon voters ruled in favor of Measure 110 in the 2020 election, which deals with addiction, drug rehabilitation and drug charges. According to The Oregonian, a coalition has recently begun to seek to unwind certain portions of the measure.  The coalition seeks to recriminalize minor drug poss

The Coalition to Fix and Improve Ballot Measure 110 said that they are prepared to put initiatives in front of voters next November if Oregon lawmakers don't act.

Measure 110, Oregon's controversial law that decriminalized hard drugs, has been the cause of great debate over the last few years.