Did Measure 110 take away 'rock bottom'? Oregon cops seem to think so

Researchers at PSU are partway through a 3-year study on Measure 110 and just released their first report. Drug decriminalization has not been popular among police.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Within the last 9 years, Oregon has tinkered three times with laws surrounding low-level drug possession, the kind aimed at drug users rather than dealers. Most members of law enforcement will say that the first two did not majorly impact the way they enforce drug crimes. The third was Measure 110, approved by voters in 2020.

For the uninitiated, Measure 110 decriminalized drug possession at user amounts. It also directed a significant amount of Oregon’s revenue from

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