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Did Oregon pull the plug too soon on drug decriminalization? : Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek (D) ended the state’s experiment with decriminalizing the possession of ...
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Oregon makes hard drugs illegal again after decriminalization: Three years after becoming the first American state to decriminalize all drugs ...
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Quick Glance: Oregon Governor Signs Law Recriminalizing Drug Possession
- Oregon's Democratic Governor, Tina Kotek, signed a law that recriminalizes the possession of small amounts of drugs, putting an end to an initial experiment with decriminalization.
- The new law makes personal drug possession a misdemeanor punishable by up to six months in jail and encourages treatment options as an alternative to criminal penalties.
- According to Kotek, the success of the law relies on close coordination between courts, police, prosecutors, defense attorneys, and local mental health providers to achieve the intended goals.
- The changes will be effective on September 1 after Oregon Democrats shifted their stance on decriminalization due to pressures from the fentanyl crisis and implementation issues.
As overdose deaths surge, Oregon has recently moved to recriminalize drug use and possession. Are we back to square one? Kassandra Frederique ... Show more
How California and Oregon are reviving the war on drugs amid fentanyl crisis: The war on drugs, once a weapon in the nation's fight against substance abuse and ...
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A groundbreaking drug law is scrapped in Oregon. What does that mean for decriminalization?
usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/03/12/drug-decriminalization-law-reversed-oregon/72871244007/
Gov. Tina Kotek said she will sign House Bill 4002.
The bill covers a lot of ground. For instance, it makes it easier to prosecute drug dealing and to get ... Show more
It will be a crime to possess fentanyl in Oregon again. Here’s what to expect next - oregonlive.com
It will be a crime to possess fentanyl in Oregon again. Here’s what to expect next - oregonlive.com
Oregon Is Recriminalizing Drugs, Dealing Setback to Reform Movement: Oregon removed criminal penalties for possessing street drugs in 2020. But amid soaring ...
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Oregon Gov. Kotek to Sign 'Unconscionable' Bill Recriminalizing Drugs: The landmark decriminalization measure passed by state voters in 2020 "now ...
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Oregon’s opioid crisis: Why the state is going to recriminalize all drugs, including psychedelics like LSD, M…
vox.com/future-perfect/24102102/psychedelics-oregon-opioid-crisis-decriminalization-war-drugs-fentanyl-house-bill-4002
Democratic states abandon soft drug laws, embrace strict policy: Questions of how to approach drug addiction, mental health and homelessness are dividing the ...
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Oregon Is Ready to Restart the Drug War: A radical three-year experiment in drug decriminalization is poised to end in the Pacific Northwest.
rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/oregon-drug-war-decriminalization-1234982783/
Left Turn: Liberal Bastions Pivot to Tougher Stances on Drugs, Crime: Oregon, San Francisco and D.C. are taking aim at nuanced social problems with striking ...
usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/2024-03-12/americas-liberal-bastions-get-tougher-on-crime-and-drugs
Oregon Is Ready to Restart the Drug War: A radical three-year experiment in drug decriminalization is poised to end in the Pacific Northwest.
rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/oregon-drug-war-decriminalization-1234982783/
Oregon passes law recriminalizing drug possession: The law rolls back an experimental policy — the most liberal drug measure in the US — that made ...
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Oregon Is Ready to Restart the Drug War: A radical three-year experiment in drug decriminalization is poised to end in the Pacific Northwest.
rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/oregon-drug-war-decriminalization-1234982783/
The Face Of The Opioid Crisis Is Changing, And Treatments Need To Catch Up: The opioid epidemic for women has been steadily snowballing for years ...
womenshealthmag.com/health/a46867416/women-opioid-epidemic-overdose-deaths/
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San Francisco ties welfare to drug-screening, boosts police powers: In a bid to address the city's drug crisis — and the crime and homelessness that come with it ...
latimes.com/california/story/2024-03-09/san-francisco-welfare-drug-screening-police-crime-vote
Education Should Focus on Stopping Drug Use Before It Starts | Opinion: Efforts to prevent drug use and encourage kids to live free from drugs have come under ...
newsweek.com/education-should-focus-stopping-drug-use-before-it-starts-opinion-1853930
Destigmatizing Drug Use Has Been a Profound Mistake: Blue America needs to send a stronger, more consistent message that hard drugs should be shunned.
theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/12/destigmatizing-drug-use-mistake-opioid-crisis/676292/
Balancing the books on N.Y’.s cannabis legalization: It’s easier to focus on a single complicated aspect of a new system, like dispensaries ...
nydailynews.com/2024/01/07/balancing-the-books-on-n-y-s-cannabis-legalization/
Drug decriminalization stumbled in Oregon. Other states are taking note.: PORTLAND — Just before Portland’s city council approved a ban on public drug use last ...
columbian.com/news/2023/sep/18/drug-decriminalization-stumbled-in-oregon-other-states-are-taking-note/
Fentanyl killed 672 people in Fort Worth area. Will threat of murder charge stop dealers?
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Three years ago, Oregon decriminalized small amounts of hard drugs, including cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine. Now even some of the policy’s supporters ... Show more
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Oregon Tried a Bold Experiment in Drug Policy. Early Results Aren’t Encouraging.: A bold reform effort hasn’t gone as planned.
theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2023/07/oregon-drug-decriminalization-results-overdoses/674733/
Oregon Tried a Bold Experiment in Drug Policy. Early Results Aren’t Encouraging.: A bold reform effort hasn’t gone as planned.
theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2023/07/oregon-drug-decriminalization-results-overdoses/674733/
How the ‘Zombie Drug’ Tranq Reveals the U.S. Drug Law Failure: It further complicates the fight against the opioid crisis—with deadly consequences for some.
thedailybeast.com/how-the-zombie-drug-tranq-reveals-the-us-drug-law-failure
Lifesaving fentanyl test strips still illegal in some states under '70s-era war on drugs law
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Lifesaving fentanyl test strips still illegal in some states under '70s-era war on drugs law
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What If America Decriminalized All Drugs?: Washington nearly joined Oregon in decriminalizing drugs. Whether the U.S. should, and how it might ...
newsweek.com/america-decriminalize-legalize-all-drugs-washington-oregon-portugal-1803903
Lifesaving fentanyl test strips still illegal in some states under '70s-era war on drugs law
apnews.com/article/legalization-fentanyl-test-strips-opioid-overdoses-4a23f92b401c667381e84538fe5f1059
How some families are banned from food stamps for life due to past drug convictions
pbs.org/newshour/health/how-some-families-are-banned-from-food-stamps-for-life-due-to-past-drug-convictions
How MDMA Became the Club Drug of the Century: Seemingly overnight, it became the drug of nightlife.
thedailybeast.com/how-mdma-became-the-club-drug-of-the-century
Today's Drugs Are Anything but 'Recreation' | Opinion: Protecting public health and helping more individuals achieve healthy, drug-free lives must remain the top ...
newsweek.com/todays-drugs-are-anything-recreation-opinion-1805084
A Teen Girl Is Facing Murder Charges After Two Of Her Classmates Died of Overdoses
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Public health experts and most Democrats say a GOP-sponsored bill risks repeating mistakes made during the 1970s war on drugs.
80+ Groups Mark 4/20 With Call for Biden to End Federal Marijuana Prohibition: The groups urged the president's administration to "take whatever steps ...
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Quick Glance: Heady Homebrew: Making Beer from Cannabis
- Brewing Techniques Using Cannabinoids
- Keith Villa, Ph.D. (author of Brewing with Cannabis) provides his advice on using cannabis compounds containing THC and CBD safely in the beermaking process.
- Understand the many cannabis applications relevant to homebrewers, refute some of the prevalent cannabis fallacies and pseudo-science, and investigate potential opportunities in the cannabis beverage industry.
- The following Brewers Publications titles contain everything a homebrewer needs to know to get started brewing with cannabis and hemp.
Overdose prevention centers are tough sell in U.S. despite successes: The supervised injection sites allow people to take illegal drugs like fentanyl under watch ...
washingtonpost.com/health/2023/05/08/overdose-prevention-centers/
As opioid crisis claims more lives, NYC unveils vending machine stocking overdose-reversing naloxone
nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-first-public-health-vending-machine-overdose-crisis-naloxone-20230605-4op2sahf7naodamo5zgp5qjz3e-story.html
The next frontier of the drug crisis — xylazine: The Biden administration wants to show it has learned from the fentanyl crisis. Its first test is here.
washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/05/09/next-frontier-drug-crisis-xylazine/
U.S. Backs Study of Safe Injection Sites to Prevent Drug Overdoses: The grant provides more than $5 million over four years to New York University and Brown ...
time.com/6277943/safe-injection-site-study-overdose/
Can S.F. ever learn to shut up and follow the data on drugs?: A renewed push to jail people who use drugs wouldn’t work even if we wanted it to.
sfchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/san-francisco-drug-data-18121577.php
Overdose prevention centers are tough sell in U.S. despite successes: The supervised injection sites allow people to take illegal drugs like fentanyl under watch ...
washingtonpost.com/health/2023/05/08/overdose-prevention-centers/
The Fight Over a Drug That Is Great for Horses but Horrific for Humans: Drug dealers are mixing xylazine, an animal tranquilizer relied on by veterinarians ...
nytimes.com/2023/04/20/health/xylazine-tranq-animals.html
'Tranq': The street drug designated as an 'emerging threat to the US' by the White House
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As Illinois explores psilocybin bill, Evanston blocks local proposal: Despite Reid’s referral not gaining support this time around, he told Pioneer Press he ...
chicagotribune.com/suburbs/evanston/ct-evr-mushrooms-decriminalization-blocked-tl-0518-20230512-y37rlgolencpnioaoncnok657a-story.html
The Fight Over a Drug That Is Great for Horses but Horrific for Humans: Drug dealers are mixing xylazine, an animal tranquilizer relied on by veterinarians ...
nytimes.com/2023/04/20/health/xylazine-tranq-animals.html
Biden administration says fentanyl-xylazine cocktail is a deadly national threat: The White House says drug deaths linked to a mix of synthetic drugs including ...
npr.org/2023/04/12/1169345832/biden-says-fentanyl-xylazine-deadly-national-threat
Congress moves to make xylazine a controlled substance: US lawmakers are moving to classify xylazine, the animal tranquilizer that's increasingly infiltrating ...
cnn.com/2023/03/29/health/xylazine-tranq-controlled-substance/
The Must-Have Gear for Going Out This Summer? Narcan!: With overdose deaths on the rise, it’s more important than ever to carry potentially life-saving ...
wired.com/story/narcan-festivals-summer-prevent-overdose/
Annapolis mom who lost son to drug overdose writes book, advocates for drug reform
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Biden promise to crack down on fentanyl trafficking divides experts: Measures to combat overdose crisis include stiffer penalties but some worry it may signal a ...
theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/13/biden-fentanyl-trafficking-crackdown-divides-experts
San Francisco moves to allow non-profits to operate supervised drug injection sites
cnn.com/2023/01/26/politics/san-francisco-drug-injection-sites/
Oregon's drug decriminalization gets poor marks on audit: SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s first-in-the-nation drug decriminalization has had a rocky start ...
apnews.com/article/health-oregon-8629d6e62bff151afbbdb3a37c2206ae
Biden talks fentanyl crisis in Mexico: What experts say should be done to stop overdose deaths
usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/01/07/biden-talks-fentanyl-opioid-crisis-overdose-death/10990587002/
As overdose deaths climb in NYC, East Harlem residents say a safe space for users is hurting their neighborhood
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Drug war destabilized S.F.’s Filipino community. Can cannabis heal it?: From gang member to gang mediator, an S.F. man wants to revitalize his Filipino community ...
sfchronicle.com/sf/article/cannabis-equity-corpuz-17769719.php
Nassau drug dealer convicted of heroin sale that led to 2018 overdose death: The dealer, James Tunstall, faces up to life imprisonment, following Tuesday's jury ...
newsday.com/long-island/crime/james-tunstall-drug-dealer-selling-heroin-convicted-overdose-death-txygwe64
Sterilization, Execution, Labor Camps: Rhetoric Against Drug Users Is Escalating: Politicians are floating more and more extreme solutions to the U.S ...
vice.com/en/article/qjk9dx/sterilization-execution-labor-camps-rhetoric-against-drug-users-is-escalating
She sold a fatal dose of heroin. She’s also an addict who shouldn’t be in prison, critics say.
nj.com/burlington/2023/01/she-sold-a-fatal-dose-of-heroin-shes-also-an-addict-who-shouldnt-be-in-prison-critics-say.html
Oregon Governor Pardons 45,000 Marijuana Offenders in Bid to 'Right the Wrongs' of Failed Drug War
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Quick Glance: The governor of Oregon has pardoned basic marijuana possession offenses.
- Kate Brown (D) stated on Monday that she is pardoning earlier offenses for simple marijuana possession, clearing the records of almost 47,000 people.
- Brown's pardon will be applied to electronically available records of Oregon convictions for marijuana possession of one ounce or less.
- Brown's action comes around six weeks after President Biden stated that all federal charges for simple marijuana possession will be pardoned.
- Bill Lee Tags Joseph Biden Kate Brown's Kate Brown's Oregon marijuana possession marijuana pardon
Fentanyl deaths in Los Angeles county rose 1,280% from 2016 to 2021 – report: Last year’s death toll also marks a 31% increase from 2020 in LA’s epidemic that ...
theguardian.com/us-news/2022/nov/30/fentanyl-deaths-los-angeles-county-surge-report
Biden pardons thousands for 'simple possession' of marijuana: WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is pardoning thousands of Americans convicted of “simple ...
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Quick Glance: Biden pardons thousands for "simple marijuana possession"
- WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. President Joe Biden is pardoning thousands of Americans convicted under federal law of "simple possession" of marijuana, as his administration takes a significant step toward decriminalizing the drug and addressing charging practices that disproportionately affect people of color.
- "There are thousands of people who have prior Federal convictions for marijuana possession, who may be denied employment, housing, or educational opportunities as a result," he stated.
- Biden's action aligns the federal government with other major cities, such as New York, which have been decriminalizing low-level marijuana charges for years.
Decriminalize & Deschedule: Advocates Welcome Biden Pardons But Demand Deeper Reform of Cannabis Laws
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Racial equity in marijuana pardons requires states’ action: President Joe Biden’s executive action pardoning Americans with federal convictions for simple ...
abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/racial-equity-marijuana-pardons-requires-states-action-91210902
Quick Glance: Despite President Biden's federal pardon, state convictions for marijuana offenses will continue to burden millions.
- President Joe Biden stated that by pardoning Americans with federal marijuana possession convictions, he hoped to partially correct decades of anti-drug legislation that unfairly hurt Black and Latino communities.
- That's probably why he's urged state governors to take similar procedures for persons convicted of state marijuana possession.
- Weldon Angelos, who was sentenced to 55 years in prison in 2003 after selling $300 worth of marijuana to a confidential informant in Utah, said he knows many others who will benefit from the president's pardon.
- He is currently an activist for drug law change.
Advocates cheer Biden marijuana decision, call for legalization: Marijuana legalization advocates cheered President Biden’s decision on Thursday to pardon prior ...
thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/business-lobbying/3677069-advocates-cheer-biden-marijuana-decision-call-for-legalization/
Will the Biden administration overhaul US cannabis policy?: Marijuana stocks are ablaze after the president called for a rethink of US policy on the drug.
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When doing the obvious is impossible: Why are so many obviously failed public policies unable to be reformed?
english.elpais.com/opinion/the-global-observer/2022-11-15/when-doing-the-obvious-is-impossible.html
Is San Francisco’s ‘war on fentanyl’ a drug war by another name?: If you turned a recent news conference by Mayor London Breed, District Attorney Brooke...
sfchronicle.com/bayarea/justinphillips/article/san-francisco-fentanyl-17510589.php
Student loan relief limited for many by US drug war's legacy: President Joe Biden says he hopes his proposal to forgive federal student loans will narrow the ...
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OP-ED: After Biden’s Marijuana Announcement, More Must Be Done To Repair The Harms To Our Communities
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The facts and fanciful fears about the 'rainbow fentanyl' Halloween freakout: Don't let a brightly colored talking point ruin your trick-or-treating
theweek.com/drugs/1017466/rainbow-fentanyl-halloween-facts
As overdose crisis rages, we must prioritize saving lives with harm reduction: How does a crisis causing the deaths of so many people go unaddressed?
thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/3626103-as-overdose-crisis-rages-we-must-prioritize-saving-lives-with-harm-reduction/
Advocates say veto doesn't shut door to safe injection sites: L.A. advocates say Gov. Gavin Newsom's veto doesn't shut the door to safe injection sites.
latimes.com/california/story/2022-09-16/this-is-not-the-end-l-a-advocates-say-veto-doesnt-shut-door-to-safe-injection-sites
‘We have to do something’: Alabama lawmaker pitches increased penalties for fentanyl traffickers as overdoses
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What proposed laws are imperiled by Gov. Newsom's rumored presidential ambitions?
mercurynews.com/2022/08/28/what-proposed-laws-are-imperiled-by-gov-newsoms-rumored-presidential-ambitions
Supervised drug injection sites could soon pop up in California. How will they work?
pressdemocrat.com/article/news/supervised-drug-injection-sites-could-soon-pop-up-in-california-how-will-t/
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