#drugdecriminalization — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #drugdecriminalization, aggregated by home.social.
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Morgan Godvin led the #activism for #Oregon’s #Measure110, decriminalizing drug possession and redirecting funds to treatment and harm reduction.
However, challenges like the rise of fentanyl and ideological pushback led to its repeal, reflecting broader punitive attitudes towards drug users. Godvin stresses that incarceration worsens addiction, advocating for compassionate, treatment-centric solutions over punitive measures.
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/oregons-measure-110-a-brief-victory-for-drug-decriminalization/
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Oregon’s #drugdecriminalization gets poor marks
In #Oregon, decriminalization of personal-use amounts of #drugs in 2020 was supposed to send hundreds of millions of dollars of marijuana tax revenues into #drugtreatment and harm reduction programs. But that hasn’t yet translated into an improved care network for a state with the 2nd highest rate of #substanceusedisorder in the US and ranked 50th for access to treatment.
https://apnews.com/article/health-oregon-8629d6e62bff151afbbdb3a37c2206ae
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Global News BC: B.C. to ban hard drug use in front of businesses and on beaches https://globalnews.ca/news/10007410/british-columbia-drug-laws/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #DrugDecriminalization #BCoverdosecrisis #Canadadruglaws #Politics #Health #Drugs
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Global News BC: Nelson, B.C. passes bylaw banning drug use in 12 public places https://globalnews.ca/news/9945606/nelson-drug-use-bylaw-decriminalization/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #nelsondecriminalization #DrugDecriminalization #nelsondrugusebylaw #decriminalization #toxicdrugcrisis #nelsondruguse #nelsonbylaw #toxicdrugs #Overdose #Health #nelson #Crime
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"The Labour Party do not believe we can solve the issue of drugs through criminal sanction against the user. The issue of decriminalisation of the person should and must be at the forefront of our approach. Addiction needs to be treated as a health issue, not a legal one."
#AodhánÓRíordáin, Justice Spokesperson, Irish Labour party
https://labour.ie/news/2023/06/30/fundamental-reform-of-drug-policy-needed/
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Don’t Blame Drug Decriminalization for What the Housing Crisis Has Caused
#HousingCrisis #DrugDecriminalization #BlameGame #Truthout #Homelessness #AffordableHousing #Politics #News
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Global News BC: Man arrested for selling hard drugs from B.C. kiosk gears up for Charter challenge https://globalnews.ca/news/9683918/vancouver-illegal-drug-store-charter-challenge/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #ConstitutionalChallenge #DrugDecriminalization #decriminalization #CharterChallenge #IllegalDrugStore #TheDrugsStore #IllegalDrugs #Illicitdrugs #harddrugs #Health #Crime
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Global News BC: Proposed ban on drug use in public heading to Maple Ridge council https://globalnews.ca/news/9677752/maple-ridge-public-drug-use-ban-debate/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #DrugDecriminalization #decrmininalization #mapleridgedrugban #publicdruguseban #druguseparkban #Fataloverdose #PublicDrugUse #Illicitdrugs #MapleRidge #Politics #Overdose #Health #Crime #Drugs
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Global News BC: Kelowna, B.C. mayor calls for playgrounds to be exempt from drug decriminalization https://globalnews.ca/news/9585804/kelowna-mayor-playgrounds-drug-decriminalization/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #DrugDecriminalizationandPlaygrounds #BCdrugdecriminalization #DrugDecriminalization #AlcoholonBeaches #MayorofKelowna #CityofKelowna #Alcohol #Kelowna #Canada
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Global News BC: Interior Health raises concerns about Sicamous’ proposed park drug use ban https://globalnews.ca/news/9544276/interior-health-sicamous-proposed-park-drug-use-ban/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #DrugDecriminalization #SicamousDrugUseBylaw #SicamousPublicParks #DrugUseinPublic #toxicdrugcrisis #InteriorHealth #OverdoseCrisis #PublicDrugUse #Sicamous #druguse #Canada #Bylaw #IH
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This is part of a thread discussing #DrugDecriminalization as a concept, as an ethical and practical matter, and through a personal lens.