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Ballot Measure Stresses Treatment, Not Jail Time For Drug Possession

Measure 110 would eliminate criminal convictions for low-level drug possession while setting up a system focused on recovery programs.

Aug 17, 2020
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A man, 23, sits on the sidewalk in downtown Portland, preparing what he says is heroin, June 25, 2021. | KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF/OPB

Addiction Experts Say Oregon Has Been Too Lax On Drug Use

As Measure 110 expands treatment options, they told state lawmakers it has reduced pressures on drug users to look for help.

Sep 22, 2022

The Capitol Building in Salem. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon’s drug decriminalization experiment appears dead

The voter-approved Measure 110 is nearing its end as the Legislature sends a bill unwinding Oregon’s drug decriminalization to Gov. Tina Kotek

Mar 4, 2024

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Drug possession is a crime again in Oregon. Here’s what you need to know

The roll-back of Ballot Measure 110 went into effect Sept. 1

Sep 3, 2024

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At a Jan. 31, 2024 virtual discussion of the Oregon Health Forum, Rep. Rob Nosse (right) joined Rep. Ed Diehl (bottom) and several other lawmakers to talk about the upcoming legislative session with moderator and journalist Emily Harris (left) .

Drug addiction, mental health will dominate session, lawmakers say

Lawmakers clashed in an Oregon Health Forum panel over how much ‘stick’ is needed to promote treatment and fix Measure 110

Feb 1, 2024
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Oregon lawmakers prep to tackle drug addiction in 2024 session

The legislative committee will look at the addiction crisis from a wider perspective than Measure 110 alone

Oct 17, 2023

Colorado Republican state Sen. Rod Pelton, left, and Senate President James Coleman, a Democrat, speak during the sixth day of the special legislative session in August 2025. Colorado is among the states using state funds to help residents buy health coverage on Obamacare exchanges. | DELILAH BRUMER | COLORADO NEWSLINE

Some states are helping to make Obamacare plans more affordable

Federal subsidies for marketplace plans expired at the end of last year

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Senate Majority Leader Kate Lieber, D-Beaverton, and Minority Leader Tim Knopp, R-Bend, work together in the Senate Committee on Rules on Thursday, June 15, 2023. They will both be on the new Joint Interim Committee on Addiction and Community Safety Response. | BEN BOTKIN/OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE

Legislature forms committee to address Oregon’s addiction epidemic

The announcement comes amid criticism over Measure 110, the state’s drug decriminalization law, and a move to tighten the law

Oct 3, 2023

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