In November 2020, Oregon voters, by a 17% margin, approved Ballot Measure 110, which aimed to reduce penalties for possession of hard drugs such as meth, heroin and fentanyl, while at the same time directing more funding toward treatment of drug abuse.

"Decriminalizing the possession of hard drugs takes away a big part of the incentive for people to go into treatment" Deschutes County District Attorney Stephen Gunnels told NewsChannel 21 on Wednesday.

Measure 110 went into effect on February 1st, 2021. | Read more: [ Ссылка ]

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