Oregon Measure 110: Drug Addiction Treatment & Recovery Act

On August 19, 2019, the Oregon Drug Policy Alliance introduced Measure 110: Drug Addiction Treatment & Recovery Act to state legislature. Oregon Measure 110 was on the ballot in Oregon as an initiated state statute on November 3, 2020, and was approved. The law went into effect on February 1, 2021, and will be implemented over the next decade by the state officials at the Oregon Health Authority.

Measure 110 reclassifies possession of controlled substances from a misdemeanor to a violation with a $100 fine. The law will also shift over $100 million a year of marijuana tax revenue to . . .