Another county joins growing list of Oregon counties seeking repeal of Measure 110
Marion County is joining a growing number of Oregon counties calling for a repeal of Measure 110, which decriminalized small amounts of hard drugs.
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Marion County is joining a growing number of Oregon counties calling for a repeal of Measure 110, which decriminalized small amounts of hard drugs.
Oregon's controversial Measure 110, the 2020-approved measure that decriminalizes possession of small amounts of hard drugs in favor of treatment, is facing particular scrutiny from Marion County. So much so that their board recently passed a resolution supporting a repeal of the measure altogether.
Several Oregon counties, now including Marion County, want to repeal Measure 110, the law passed in 2020 that decriminalized hard drugs.
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