By Lynne Terry, Oregon Capital Chronicle, Marijuana Moment, September 22, 2022
A year behind schedule, Oregon’s novel approach to drug addiction has reached primetime.
In November 2020, voters overwhelmingly approved Measure 110, making Oregon the first state nationwide to decriminalize the possession of small quantities of drugs and establish service centers to help people tackle their mental health and addiction problems. The centers were supposed to be operational by October 2021. This month, after a rough approval and funding process, those networks have been established.
“We’ve reached a true milestone,” Steve Allen, behavioral health director at the Oregon Health Authority, said Tuesday during an online news conference. “Measure 110 funds are in the hands of local communities. Now is the moment that Measure 110 can truly begin.”
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