Author: Alexander Gatter

Decriminalize Everything? Oregon’s New Drug Laws

in Analysis, Criminal Law, Health Law, State Legislation

In November 2020, Oregon voters overwhelmingly decided to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of almost all hard drugs. Measure 110 went into effect on February 1, 2021. The legislation took a groundbreaking, albeit controversial step by reclassifying the possession of hard drugs. Offenses that were formally criminal misdemeanors, subjecting citizens to arrest, fines, and […]