Drugs, Society, Human Rights & Justice

Drug prohibition serves as a tool of state-based colonisation, using legislation to enforce worse health outcomes for First Nations people.

Drug use is now re-criminalised in Oregon - what are the lessons learnt for drug reformers? We interviewed Theshia Naido, Legal Director at the Drug Policy Alliance.

00:00 Intro
00:10 Will Oregon Re-criminalise drug possession?
00:50 How does it make you feel, why did it happen?
3:33 What is the real reason for increased overdoses?
4:33 Was re-criminlasition based on genuine conncerns of citizens, or was it politically motivated?
5:59 Were resources mobilised for care and treatment during decriminalisation?
7:30 Does law enforcement help people get to treatment?
9:01 How was the quality of accessible services?
10:03 Is harm reduction available in Oregon?
10:35 Are there any overdose prevention sites in Orgeon?
12:28 How did the public citation system go instead of arresting people?
14:00 What will happen now in Oregon?
15:53 What would you say to those who say decriminalisation in Oregon failed?

In 2020, voters in the state of Oregon approved Measure 110, effectively decriminalising the use of illicit drugs and expanding social and health services by redirecting cannabis tax revenue and law enforcement savings. The Measure did not only significantly reduce criminal spendings but it resulted in a dramatic increase in the number of clients accessing services. However, after a steep increase in overdose deaths and homelessness-related suffering on the streets, although not caused by decriminalisation itself, a campaign was launched by opponents of drug policy reform, which scapegoated Measure 110 for all the problems. Drug use was re-criminalised in 2024 and Oregon became an exemplary tale of the "failure" of decriminalisation in the Conservative press. In this interview, we address common misunderstandings and misinformation about decriminalisation.

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#commissiononnarcoticdrugs #drugreporter #oregon #decriminalisation #dpa #drugpolicyalliance

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