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Oregon is the only state in the nation where possession of personal use amounts of hard drugs including heroin, meth and fentanyl is decriminalized, after 58% of voters passed Measure 110 in 2020.
More than 60% of voters DHM surveyed said drug decriminalization has made addiction, homelessness and crime worse.
"I don't think Oregonians want to restart the drug war," Olson said. "I think we didn't realize that what we were signing up for was the deterioration of civilized norms and the public spaces being ceded to people in late-stage drug addiction and engaged in all sorts of criminal activity to keep that addiction going."
Measure 110 also redirected a significant portion of the state's marijuana tax revenue — which had previously gone to schools, police and local governments — to fund grants for harm reduction (such as distributing clean needles), overdose prevention, recovery housing and more.
Not rehabilitation.
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More than 60% of voters DHM surveyed said drug decriminalization has made addiction, homelessness and crime worse.
"I don't think Oregonians want to restart the drug war," Olson said. "I think we didn't realize that what we were signing up for was the deterioration of civilized norms and the public spaces being ceded to people in late-stage drug addiction and engaged in all sorts of criminal activity to keep that addiction going."
Measure 110 also redirected a significant portion of the state's marijuana tax revenue — which had previously gone to schools, police and local governments — to fund grants for harm reduction (such as distributing clean needles), overdose prevention, recovery housing and more.
Not rehabilitation.
VOTERS’ REMORSE: Blue state survey shows majority want to re-criminalize drugs: 'We made an enormous mistake'
Oregonians overwhelmingly voted to decriminalize hard drugs in 2020, but many voters told researchers Measure 110 has made addiction, homelessness and crime worse.
