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A newly unveiled proposal would give the Oregon Health Authority a greater role in distributing money for expanded addiction services, among other things.
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Local governments are trying to get lawmakers to reroute tens of millions of dollars currently paying for addiction services back to them. That has service providers up in arms.
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Oregon’s first-in-the-nation initiative to address the state’s drug addiction crisis with treatment instead of jail had a rocky start, but it’s too soon to gauge whether the program will be successful, state auditors found.
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Two of them would try to repeal the state's pioneering drug decriminalization law, while one is preaching improved oversight.
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Proposition 47 removed the threat of jail time for simple drug possession. Now participation in drug courts is way down.
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The state of Oregon is channeling millions of dollars into addiction recovery programs due to a law that passed in 2020. But the state is having trouble finding the workforce to fill these jobs.
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The state Senate passed a bill to legalize hallucinogenic drugs for Californians 21 and older. Could psychedelics become the next cannabis?
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A bill moving through the Legislature includes some meaningful changes to the treatment process envisioned in 2020's Ballot Measure 110.
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After decades of waging a war on drugs, voters decided in November to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of all kinds – from methamphetamine to heroin. The new law goes into effect today, Feb. 1.
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Oregon’s powerful teachers’ union is warning that a proposed drug decriminalization ballot measure could take millions of dollars from the state’s public…
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An influential national group that has led the way on cannabis legalization around the country is now looking at asking Oregon voters to decriminalize the…