https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/19/oregon-addiction-spending

Washington county, located west of Portland, got a $1.5m deflection budget approved last year. Nearly $700,000 of it was allocated to salaries for new law enforcement positions: $283,487 for a high-level deputy district attorney; $116,664 for a legal specialist in the district attorney’s office; and $257,335 for a sheriff’s lieutenant. It also included $40,000 for overtime for the sheriff’s office.

The county, meanwhile, allotted $360,000 total for community peer mentor services meant to directly help people get services and treatment.

#Oregon #orpol #pnw #Portland #pdx #washcooregon #measure110 #warondrugs #police #corruption #classwar

this sucks, man.

https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2024/08/portland-police-expect-jail-to-be-big-part-of-their-response-to-new-law-recriminalizing-drug-possession.html

> Portland Police Chief Bob Day on Friday said he expects using police to address low-level drug possession will lead to a “high likelihood” that officers will have to use force in some arrests and that intoxicated people with significant medical conditions may die in custody.

#pdx #portland #oregon #PortlandOregon #orpol #pnw #warondrugs #m110 #measure110 #massincarceration #ppb #ppa #yuppies #acab #portlandpolice #societyhotel

Morgan Godvin led the #activism for #Oregon’s #Measure110, decriminalizing drug possession and redirecting funds to treatment and harm reduction.

However, challenges like the rise of fentanyl and ideological pushback led to its repeal, reflecting broader punitive attitudes towards drug users. Godvin stresses that incarceration worsens addiction, advocating for compassionate, treatment-centric solutions over punitive measures.

#DrugDecriminalization

https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/oregons-measure-110-a-brief-victory-for-drug-decriminalization/

In other words, it had nothing to do with drug decriminalization.

https://www.wweek.com/news/2024/03/02/as-oregon-lawmakers-criminalize-drugs-again-washington-offers-a-cautionary-example/

#measure110 #warondrugs #oregon #orpol #orleg #fentanyl

Do you think #Oregon #governor #Kotek will sign #HB4002? This bill received bipartisan support and is poised to recriminalize possession of small amounts of #drugs with sentences of up to 6 months in prison, which would undo the voter approved #Measure110 that decriminalized drug possession. The bill had passed the House by 51-7 on Thursday and the Senate 21-8 on Friday.

https://infosec.exchange/@risibledog/112032953813922149

#pdx #portland #orpol #Oregon #m110 #measure110 #warondrugs #farright #maga #racism

Oregon certainly has a problem but there’s no evidence that problem is Measure 110.

• https://www.wweek.com/news/2024/03/02/as-oregon-lawmakers-criminalize-drugs-again-washington-offers-a-cautionary-example/

https://infosec.exchange/@risibledog/112032931771955092

#measure110 #portland #pdx #orpol #farright #warondrugs #Oregon

Indeed, the most recent overdose death data from the federal Centers for Disease Control shows that over the past 12 months ending in September, reported drug overdose deaths in Washington increased faster than they did in Oregon (38.27% to 32.85%) and that the absolute number overdose deaths in Washington (3,425) was more than double the number of overdose deaths in Oregon (1,650), far greater than the difference in populations. (The CDC provided two figures: reported overdose deaths and predicted overdose deaths. The latter number attempts to account for incomplete data. By that measure, Oregon’s one-year growth would slightly exceed Washington’s: 41.55% to 41.40%.)

The comparison is noteworthy because Washington never surrendered the law-enforcement tools Oregon is now seeking to reinstate. Yet its results were the same, if not worse.

#pdx #portland #orpol #Oregon #m110 #measure110 #warondrugs #farright #maga #racism

“ #Measure110 made Oregon a destination for cartels and illegal drug traffickers to poison our kids and communities without consequence. The -4 amendment to HB 4002 is needed to save lives by deporting illegal drug dealers.”
-- Brock Smith (R)

https://oregoncatalyst.com/75802-sen-smith-amendment-stop-illegal-immigrant-drug-dealers.html

DUDE. That's because #decriminalization isn't full legalization. #Oregon let the black market persist and exploit the situation, and flood the state with #fentanyl in search for a bigger profit margin.

#Oregon lawmakers near a deal on drug recriminalization bill that would overhaul #Measure110

https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/the-story/measure-110-drug-criminalization-oregon-legislature-bill-compromise/283-33952421-a0cd-4189-a22a-bfd1197b0ff4

> #Democrats appeared to be nearing a compromise with their #Republican colleagues, producing a bill with stiffer penalties for people caught in possession of drugs

Democratic and Republican state lawmakers have backed legislation that would once again make it a crime to possess small amounts of drugs.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/4a38xj/oregon-drug-recriminalization?at_medium=Social%20media&at_campaign=Mastodon
#News #Oregon #measure110 #recriminalization #decriminalization #Drugs #Crime

we've tried almost nothing and we're all out of ideas #ORpol #housingCrisis #Measure110

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2023/07/oregon-drug-decriminalization-results-overdoses/674733/

#Oregon's drug problems were not caused by #Measure110 #decriminalization
https://reason.com/2023/09/27/oregons-drug-problems-were-not-caused-by-decriminalization/

2020 elections marked a win for #DrugDecriminalisation, across red & blue states. Oregon's #Measure110 stood out, decriminalising personal possession, following Portugal's precedent.

Amidst a fentanyl-driven opioid crisis, critics call for a return to harsh policies. But #Oregon’s and #Portugal’s experiences reveal it's about inadequate support for #AddictionRecovery, not (de)criminalisation.

Instead of regression, aim for robust treatment.

#health #socialpolicy

https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/drug-decriminalization-policies-work-with-properly-funded-treatment-services/

"But they both lost their jobs during Covid, and sitting around the house led to using, which led, eventually, to not having a house. 'It—was a lot,' she said, choking on the words." —Jack Holmes for Esquire

https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a44651237/oregon-drug-decriminalization-measure-110/

#Longreads #EditorsPicks #Portland #Measure110 #Fentanyl #DrugAbuse