Psychedelic Exceptionalism: The Oregon Example

Summary

Oregon's Measure 110, passed in 2020, shifted state policy from criminalizing drug possession to funding addiction treatment. It directed the Oregon Health Authority to create a statewide network of addiction recovery centers and provide grant funding to existing treatment providers, reflecting a public health approach over punitive measures.

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Abstract

of Votes 2020). Along with acknowledging that providing treatment for addiction is more beneficial than criminal charges, Measure 110 directed the state, through OHA, to create a statewide network of addiction recovery centers, providing ample grant funding to existing providers to do so

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