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Nearly 2/3 of Kingston residents support drug decriminalization, report finds
CBC via Yahoo News· 4 months agoA new report from the Kingston region's public health unit has found 63 per cent of residents would...
Oregon's drug decriminalization experiment is ending. What did we learn?
Yahoo News via AOL· 2 months agoWhat's happening Four years ago, Oregon voters approved a groundbreaking plan to decriminalize...
Oregon's first-in-the-nation drug decriminalization law faces growing pushback amid fentanyl crisis
Statesman Journal via Yahoo News· 6 months agoPORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon's pioneering drug decriminalization law is facing a backlash amid a surge in...
Oregon’s pioneering drug decriminalization effort faces rollback
Washington Post via Yahoo News· 3 months agoOregon lawmakers appear poised to roll back the state’s drug decriminalization measure, which was...
Why Portland failed where Portugal succeeded in decriminalizing drugs
Politico via Yahoo News· 2 months agoAmerica’s first experiment in treating hard drugs as a public health problem, rather than one for the police, looks like it’s about to end. The Oregon Legislature has voted to repeal the state's ...
Oregon's drug decriminalization gets poor marks on audit
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOregon’s first-in-the-nation drug decriminalization has had a rocky start, but Secretary of State...
Yukon NDP leader doubles down on plea for drug decriminalization — even as B.C. moves to...
CBC via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoThe Yukon's NDP leader has asked the territorial government to commit to drug decriminalization —...
Opinion: The real reason why Oregon recriminalizing drugs is a cautionary tale
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 1 week agoRising homelessness and visible crime in Portland fed panic over a drug decriminalization measure...
Decriminalizing drugs in Oregon and Washington isn't associated with overdose increases, study finds
Salon via Yahoo News· 8 months agoParamedics carrying patient in ambulance at night Getty Images/Cavan Images In 2020, Oregon voters...
Massachusetts bills to decriminalize all drugs move to study phase
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 years agoStory at a glance Drug decriminalization in the United States is a highly contested topic. While...