The passing of Measure 110, meanwhile, makes Oregon the first state to decriminalize all drugs. "Passage of Measure 110 is a landmark declaration that the time has come to stop criminalizing people for drug use," Kassandra Frederiquem,the executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance,said...
In 2014, Oregon voters passed a ballot measure legalizing recreational use of marijuana. But Sutton said there are no plans to pursue legalization and a regulated market of hard drugs in Oregon. Addiction recovery centers must be available by Oct. 1. One center must be established within ...
Posted on September 11th, 2021 by Bill Weinberg and taggedcannabis,cartels,Cascadia,labor,legalization,Oregon,Planet Watch,United States. Authorities in southern Oregon are making accusations of criminal labor and environmental practices by illicit cannabis growers—and carrying out militarized raids. The ...
The drugs were confiscated as a result of the arrest of four drug traffickers, the DOJ said. The ringleader of the group, Ufrano Orozco Munoz, 27, was allegedly involved in a conspiracy to traffic fentanyl from Mexico and other areas for distribution and sale in Oregon. ...
(TVPRA). The Global AIDS Act bars the use of federal funds to "promote, support, or advocate the legalization or practice of prostitution." This language has been used by the U.S. government to require that organizations receiving U.S. global HIV/AIDS funding must adopt specific positions ...
(which was challenged, unsuccessfully, in 2005 by the Bush administration in a case heard by the U.S. Supreme Court), legalization of medical cannabis, and among the nation's strongest anti-urban sprawl and pro-environment laws.[citation needed] More recently, 2004's Measure 37 reflects a ...
In another first, Oregon also decriminalized small amounts of hard drugs—heroin, cocaine, and LSD included. The initiative was championed for much the same reason as cannabis legalization efforts: to keep people out of prison and to open up alternative options for medical ...
Prescription Drugs Drug-Related Deaths Prescription Drug Abuse Oregon has been one of the states most affected byprescription drug abusesince 1999. In 2013, a quarter of Oregon residents received a prescription for an opioid pain reliever. The same year, the Beaver State ranked second in rates of...
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The state took custody of the eight children in January 2012. The state alleged the parents had failed to provide their children with adequate shelter, necessities, education, hygiene or healthcare and also alleged the father had been violent toward the mother ...