As of Monday, District Attorney Nathan Vasquez says his office is pursuing drug possession charges against people who don't ...
A leading lawmaker who helped pass the bill to recriminalize minor drug possession in Oregon finds Multnomah County’s response so far falls short. Rep. Dan Rayfield, D-Corvallis, served as House ...
Leaders from Multnomah County and the city of Portland outlined their plans Wednesday to address drug possession after a new criminal charge goes into effect statewide in September. “We must offer ...
In 2020, Oregon voters put a lot of stock in Measure 110 — the groundbreaking citizen initiative that made the state the first in the nation to decriminalize user amounts of drugs. The ...
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – In less than two months, House Bill 4002 will go into effect and officially reintroduce criminal penalties for those who possess drugs. But under Multnomah County’s new ...
About 20% of participants were deemed “successful” in Multnomah County’s drug deflection program, a label District Attorney ...