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Oregon has rolled back its drug decriminalization policy amid an increase in overdose deaths barely three years after it went into effect, bringing an end to an experiment opposed by the state’s Catholic bishops when it was introduced.
Oregon passed Ballot Measure 110 in 2020, making it the first state to decriminalize the possession and use of small amounts of controlled substances including heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamines. The measure reduced penalties for possession of large amounts of such controlled substances.
Measure 110 in part dictated that possession of a controlled substance would be treated as a low-level violation punishable by a maximum fine of $100.
Backers of the measure argued that reduced arrests and incarceration would provide savings that could be used to make addiction treatment more widely available and free of charge.
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Oregon passed Ballot Measure 110 in 2020, making it the first state to decriminalize the possession and use of small amounts of controlled substances including heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamines. The measure reduced penalties for possession of large amounts of such controlled substances.
Measure 110 in part dictated that possession of a controlled substance would be treated as a low-level violation punishable by a maximum fine of $100.
Backers of the measure argued that reduced arrests and incarceration would provide savings that could be used to make addiction treatment more widely available and free of charge.
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Oregon re-criminalizes hard drugs after ‘overdose rates skyrocketed’
The law ordered that individuals arrested for possession of drugs could have their citation dismissed if they called a state-created hotline and completed a drug screening.
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