Oregon passes measures to legalize psilocybin therapy and decriminalize all drugs
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Oregon Voters Approve Initiative To Legalize Psilocybin Mushroom Therapy
Kyle Jaeger
November 3, 2020
Oregon voters have approved a first-in-the-nation ballot initiative to legalize the use of psilocybin mushrooms for therapeutic purposes, according to a projection from The Oregonian
OR Measure 109: Legalize Psilocybin Therapy
Last updated: 11/3/2020, 11:40:07 PM
CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENT
Yes 1,040,877 55.92%
No 820,419 44.08%
1,861,296 votes counted. 78.89% - 91.81% in.
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Under the measure, adults will be able to access the psychedelic in a medically supervised environment. There aren’t any limitations on the types of conditions that would make a patient eligible for the treatment.
Currently, there are no such policies in place anywhere else in the U.S., though the victory for reformers does come amid a growing national movement to decriminalize a wide range of entheogenic substances, including ayahuasca and ibogaine. Oakland, Santa Cruz and Ann Arbor have made laws against plant- and fungi-derived psychedelics among their cities’ lowest enforcement priorities.
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Under the Oregon psilocybin therapy measure, regulators would be responsible for issuing licenses for the manufacturing, testing and administering of the psychedelic by January 2, 2023.
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Oregon Voters Approve Ballot Measure To Decriminalize All Drugs And Fund Treatment Services
Kyle Jaeger
November 3, 202
Oregon voters have approved a historic ballot initiative to decriminalize possession of all currently illicit drugs and invest in substance misuse treatment, according to a projection from The Oregonian.
The decriminalization measure will remove criminal penalties for low-level drug possession offenses—something that no other U.S. state has yet done. Instead, those caught possessing a controlled substance will be subject to a $100 fine or be required to complete a health assessment within 45 days.
The new law will also use existing tax revenue from marijuana sales, which voters legalized in 2014, to fund expanded drug treatment programs.
OR Measure 110: Decriminalize Drugs
Last updated: 11/3/2020, 11:42:22 PM
CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENT
Yes 1,082,107 59.12%
No 748,123 40.88%
1,830,230 votes counted. 77.57% - 90.28% in.
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“Today’s victory is a landmark declaration that the time has come to stop criminalizing people for drug use,” Kassandra Frederique, executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance, said in a press release. “Measure 110 is arguably the biggest blow to the war on drugs to date.”
“It shifts the focus where it belongs—on people and public health—and removes one of the most common justifications for law enforcement to harass, arrest, prosecute, incarcerate and deport people,” she said. “As we saw with the domino effect of marijuana legalization, we expect this victory to inspire other states to enact their own drug decriminalization policies that prioritize health over punishment.”
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