Oregon lawmakers revisit marijuana taxes that funded Measure 110

A new bill would claw back some of the funding that Oregon cities, counties and state police lost when voters approved the drug treatment funding measure.

SALEM, Ore. — When Oregon voters approved Measure 110 in 2020, they authorized the use of marijuana tax money to fund drug treatment programs throughout the state. But after a recent state audit on the measure’s rollout, those programs are facing greater scrutiny and potential challenges to the use of that funding.

The Secretary of State’s office audit revealed something of a financial “black hole” in Measure 110. More than $300 million in Oregon marijuana taxes were diverted to the

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