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'Enough is enough': Oregon struggles to fulfill promise of drug treatment after decriminalization, audit finds

Five years after Oregon voters approved Measure 110, decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of hard drugs, the state ...
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Dog Bites Man, but the Dog Was in Portland, and the Man Was David Sedaris, Who Is Making It Everyone’s Problem

In an essay for “The New Yorker,” the humorist argues that Portland‘s drug problem is out of control, or that our dogs are, ...
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How Oregon's Drug Experiment Backfired

In 2020, Oregon became the first state in America to decriminalize all drugs. Was it a catastrophic mistake? Has this famously progressive city been mugged by reality? Reason visited Portland and ...
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Oregon leaders split on drug recriminalization 2 years later

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min The Business Journal circled ...
Washington Examiner

Oregon experiment with legalizing hard drugs comes to an end

Oregon was the first state to vote entirely by mail, the first state to offer over-the-counter birth control, and the first state to legalize physician-assisted suicide. Three years ago, Oregon ...
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Portland Central Library stabbing highlights drug, crime issues in downtown

Portland City Councilor Candace Avalos - who represents east Portland in District 1 - introduced the resolution, as Chair of the Housing and Homelessness Committee. Councilor Avalos returned to Eye on ...
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Drug dealer sentenced to prison after Portland teen’s deadly ‘M30’ fentanyl overdose

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A man from Mexico has been sentenced for his role in a Portland teenager’s overdose death, officials announced Monday. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon ...