having a small amount of fentanyl, methamphetamine, heroin or lsd now warrants a punishmenton a par witha speeding ticket. In the two years since the new law took effect, drug arrests are indeed down. However, overdose deaths in Oregon have risen sharply, ...
To the Test: Editor Christen McCurdy’s story for the July/August 2023 issue focused on a new law that makes it easier to test illegal drugs to see if they are contaminated with fentanyl — which until recently was illegal even while possession of the drugs themselves was decriminalized. I...
“There has been an increase in overdose of 70 percent since April associated with fentanyl. There will be claims that Measure 110 is causative if this trend continues.” The measure may likewise face opposition in rural parts of the state, which voted by wide margins against it.“More ...
In November of last year Cities around the Stateadded their voiceto those of Prosecutors and law enforcement in saying something needed to change. The fentanyl epidemic made the impact of Measure 110 exponentially worse. Polls showed 56% of Oregonsupported a full repealof the measure while 64% ...
Amid fentanyl crisis, Oregon lawmakers propose more funding for opioid addiction medication in jailsRead full article: Amid fentanyl crisis, Oregon lawmakers propose more funding for opioid addiction medication in jails A bipartisan group of Oregon lawmakers are working to boost funding for jails to pr...
Voters decriminalized street drugs in 2020, approving Measure 110. But the law’s popularity soured amid the fentanyl epidemic, prompting lawmakers to act this year. Vega Pederson has said the county is working quickly to stand up a program that will provide an alternate t...
She urged Vega Pederson to use her executive authority to greenlight an emergency procurement process under the county’s 90-day fentanyl emergency declaration for the sobering center. That would direct county staff to start drafting specs for a potential buil...