Oregon Measure 110

In a significant walkback of Measure 110, Oregon will undergo an important policy shift on September 1, as House Bill 4002 comes into effect. The bill sets out criminal penalties for possession of hard drugs. Drug…

A group of 15 Republican Oregon lawmakers toured the United States-Mexican border earlier this week to learn more about illegal immigration, human trafficking, and drug smuggling. Oregon’s Southern Border is ‘Wide Open’ Oregon…

The tragic story of one young man’s death by fentanyl overdose paints a grim picture of the damaging effects this opioid has had on the lives of thousands of Oregonians. In February 2024, it was reported that deaths by fentanyl overdose…

Lawmakers, the police, and the criminal justice department can collectively sigh with relief that Oregon’s soft approach to drug possession is over. The majority decision by the House of Representatives and the Senate to recriminalize the…

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek will have the final yeah or nay say when she assesses the pros and cons of House Bill 4002 approved by the Senate on Friday. HB 4002 will reintroduce the criminalization of drug possession and received the support…

The re-criminalization for possession of small amounts of fentanyl, meth, and heroin, with offenders facing jail terms of up to six months, has been proposed by Oregon Democrats following fierce opposition to a more lenient approach.…

As drug paraphernalia litters the sidewalks, the Oregon legislative assembly is embroiled in debate to recriminalize possession. Both Democrats and Republicans realize that the state's current "soft" approach to drug possession must be…

Oregon officials are scrambling to find a fix for the alarming increase in the fentanyl death rate by declaring a 90-day state of emergency. In a desperate attempt to stop the frightening 533% increase in drug fatalities related to the…

Oregon’s decision in 2021 to decriminalize possession of small amounts of Schedule One drugs has had “catastrophic consequences”, says the Mayor of Brewer, Jenn Morin. She has added her voice to a growing list of antagonists to repeal a law…

Oregon voters passed Measure 110  by a referendum in November 2020, to give effect to a health-based approach to addiction and overdose, but lawmakers are now considering recriminalizing possession of drugs. Measure 110 is funded with…