GRANTS PASS, Ore. – The Grants Pass Sobering Center has been helping community members working toward sobriety since 2016. “People are referred here by either law enforcement, the medical community, treatment facilities, or are self-referred and they come here to ...
Author: Jamie Parfitt, Blair Best (KGW) SALEM, Ore. (KGW) — After weeks of testimony and deliberation, Oregon lawmakers on a special joint committee released their framework Tuesday for legislation meant to address the state’s drug crisis and roll back drug ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – The Jackson County Commissioners are calling on state legislators to repeal Measure 110. Oregon became the first state to decriminalize personal possession of many illegal drugs when Measure 110 was passed in 2020. It was intended to address ...
(KGW) State Sen. Jeff Golden, a lawmaker from Southern Oregon, saw our piece on drug decriminalization in Portugal and found it instructive. He said he’d like to learn from the European country’s example and see where Oregon’s plan can be ...
MEDFORD, Ore. — “It’s very confusing at this point how it’s going to roll out, there’s not a plan.” Rogue Valley Addictions Recovery Center CEO, Lori Paris, says recovery centers are in the dark when it comes to rules and ...
Klamath Falls, Ore. – It’s no longer a felony in Oregon to possess small quantities of some street drugs, as Governor Brown has signed House Bill 2355. Klamath County District Attorney Eve Costello isn’t in favor of making possession of ...