PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon's first-in-the-nation law that decriminalized the possession of small amounts of heroin, cocaine and other illicit drugs in favor of an emphasis on addiction treatment is ...

In 2020, Oregon became the first state in America to decriminalize all drugs. Was it a catastrophic mistake? Has this famously progressive city been mugged by reality? "This, like, constant shortage ...

For years, critics have blamed Oregon’s 2020 ballot measure that decriminalized possession of small amounts of drugs for the state’s rising crime and overdose rates. But a new study suggests otherwise ...

Specifically, Health Canada granted the province an exemption under section 56 of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act ...

There is distinct possibility that some less restrictive policies could be on the horizon in the realm of international drug law. It was revealed earlier this week that Portugal’s former Prime ...

Oregon is poised to step back from its first-in-the-nation drug decriminalization law with a new measure approved by the state Senate that would reinstate criminal penalties for possessing small ...

In 2024, B.C. started walking back on it, making illicit drug use illegal in public spaces. It worked with the federal ...

Province won’t apply to extend its exemption from federal Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, Health Minister says ...

Opposition parties slammed the NDP government on its drug policy after Minister Josie Osborne announced the end of drug ...