Editorial: Oregon, Portugal and drug use with Measure 110

Oregon doesn’t need to import every idea from Europe. We know some people love Europe’s health care, bicycle-friendly streets, rail system and even experiments with universal basic income.

And with Measure 110, we imported an idea from Portugal: a different approach to illegal drugs. Small amounts of possession were decriminalized in Oregon. Just putting people in jail for illegal drug use isn’t much of a solution for illegal drug use. Still Measure 110 had flaws.

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