DRUG POLICY ALLIANCE: OREGON RETURNS TO FAILED APPROACH OF ARRESTING, JAILING PEOPLE FOR POSSESSION
March 09, 2024
March 09, 2024
SALEM, Oregon, March 9 -- The Drug Policy Alliance issued the following news release on March 8, 2024:
Today, Governor Tina Kotek confirmed that she will sign House Bill (HB) 4002, which recriminalizes drug possession and doubles down on the failed approach of arresting and jailing people for drug possession, into law. The bill is a disappointing setback for the hard-won progress achieved through Measure 110, the state's pioneering drug decriminalization law overwhelmingly approved . . .
Today, Governor Tina Kotek confirmed that she will sign House Bill (HB) 4002, which recriminalizes drug possession and doubles down on the failed approach of arresting and jailing people for drug possession, into law. The bill is a disappointing setback for the hard-won progress achieved through Measure 110, the state's pioneering drug decriminalization law overwhelmingly approved . . .