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Oregon Tried a Bold Experiment in Drug Policy. Early Results Aren’t Encouraging.
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Three years ago, while the nation’s attention was on the 2020 presidential election, voters in Oregon took a dramatic step back from America’s long-running War on Drugs. By a 17-point margin, Oregonians approved Ballot Measure 110, which eliminated criminal penalties for possessing small amounts of any drug, including
War on Drugs Logic and Overdose Deaths
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