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 ...
Author: Jamie Parfitt, Katherine Cook PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — Mayor Ted Wheeler’s office on Wednesday released the details of a proposal to outlaw public drug use in Portland, punishable by a fines or jail time. The proposed ordinance, which Wheeler ...
Author: Blair Best (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — Beyond the tents and boarded windows that shape much of downtown Portland are many homeless people using hard drugs as a cry for help. On Monday morning near the corner of Southwest ...
Author: Blair Best (KGW) BEND, Ore. (KGW) — A young woman sat alone in the lobby of the Deschutes County Jail. Her husband, who struggles with addiction, was arrested that afternoon while visiting their 3-year-old son. Children’s wooden toys and ...
SALEM, Ore. – Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan released an audit report of Ballot Measure 110 implementation. In November 2020, Oregon passed M110 which aims to shift the focus of substance abuse from punishment to treatment. A recent report ...
(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 ...
ROGUE RIVER, Ore.– The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office had a town hall at Rogue River High School Thursday night. It’s the second of five scheduled. Sheriff Nate Sickler was there, as well as representatives from several other departments with the ...
Author: Mike Benner (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — An Oregon law intended to battle drug addiction by connecting users with treatment instead of jail time has thus far failed to live up to its promise due in part to administrative ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – Some Rogue Valley non-profits who help fight addiction are getting new funding from the state. It’s all part of a previous measure passed to decriminalize small drug use. One of the elements of Measure 110 is to ...
JACKSON CO., Ore. — Next week, the Measure 110 Oversight and Accountability Council will meet for the first time. Oregon voters passed the measure last November. Its goal is to shift from criminalization to treatment and recovery when dealing with drug ...