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While some argue that criminalization of drug use is necessary, others recognize complexity and the harm criminalization causes by creating additional barriers to treatment and resources. Alberto Alonso Pujazon Bolgani/PSU Vanguard.

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Criminalizing substance use does not help

Ian McMeekan
February 8, 2024

It’s been over three years since Portland passed the now infamous Measure 110 on Nov. 3, 2020. Measure 110 gained popularity with what started as the potential to end the…