Measure 110

On September 1, Oregon officially reinstalled criminal penalties for drug possession under House Bill 4002, ending a nearly four-year experiment with drug decriminalization. This shift, which ironically comes just a day after International Overdose Awareness Day, is drawing sharp criticism from...

In the wake of the escalating opioid crisis, the state of Oregon is reconsidering its groundbreaking drug decriminalization legislation. This move comes as the state grapples with a surge in drug-related fatalities and a lack of effective implementation of the existing law. What Happened: The state...

Odyssey, founded by scientists trained at Stanford and Harvard, has launched its psilocybin retreats and private sessions in Oregon, heralding a new era of legal psychedelic therapies and experiences. Since hosting the first legal psilocybin retreat in US history in Fall 2023, Odyssey has become a...

Two petitions are circulating in Oregon to overturn the 2020 voter-approved Measure 110 that decriminalized the simple possession of drugs. The group behind the move, the “Coalition to Fix and Improve Ballot Measure 110, includes Oregonians such as Nike (NYSE: NKE) co...

Voters in Oregon have approved two measures that mark an unprecedented change in the history of U.S. drug policy. Measure 110, which passed with 58.8% positive votes, decriminalizes the possession of small amounts of all illegal drugs. It also creates a support program for drug abuse...

Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) chief executive Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan backed a campaign poised to decriminalize all drugs in Oregon. According to the Marijuana Moment, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Advocacy donated $500,000, which accounts for a third of...