A majority of Oregon voters believe its law to decriminalize drugs should be repealed, according to an August poll. Emerson College poll of 1,000 registered Oregon voters found that 56% support a ...

Oregon is ready to end its "experiment" with drug decriminalization, according to one state senator. This comes as skyrocketing overdose deaths and public drug usage compelled the state legislature to ...

The global response to the substance use epidemic is failing. It’s not only opioids. Every year we throw billions of dollars at this issue; yet, more and more people die from the use of addictive ...

New legislation could lead to federal weed decriminalization. Here's what that means and what it would look like. Cannabis is currently decriminalized in 34 states and could be on its way to federal ...

CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — A local nonprofit group is taking its cause to the capital. The South Carolina Cannabis Coalition will hold its second annual rally at the state house in Columbia on ...

Marijuana legalization proponents have successfully placed a measure on the November ballot, giving Ohio voters a key opportunity to vote up the green-up. The state’s laws only go as far as to ...

A person holds drug paraphernalia near the Washington Center building on SW Washington St. in downtown Portland, where heavy drug use had become common. (Dave Killen/OregonLive.com) Just before ...

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek (D) ended the state’s experiment with decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of hard drugs this week, but the debate over whether the state pulled the plug too soon is ...

Ask veterans of law enforcement if dealing illegal drugs is a “victimless crime.” They’ll tell you each transaction can have endless ripple effects that wreak havoc and wreck lives throughout the ...

Dignitas founder chose to end his life shortly before his 93rd birthday, the association said. Ludwig A. Minelli's effort was ...

The Scottish government last week called for decriminalizing possession of personal quantities of drugs in a bid to address the alarming rate of overdose deaths in the country, which is among the ...