2020 Oregon Ballot Measure 110

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Ballot Measure 110
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Provides statewide addiction/recovery services; marijuana taxes partially finance; reclassifies possession/penalties for specified drugs.
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Choice
Votes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svgYes1,333,26858.46%
Light brown x.svgNo947,31441.54%
Total votes2,280,581100.00%

2020 Oregon Measure 110 results by county map.svg
Results by county
Yes:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
No:      50–60%     60-70%
Source: Associated Press [1]

In November 2020, voters in the U.S. state of Oregon passed Ballot Measure 110, [2] "[reclassifying] possession/penalties for specified drugs". [3] It reclassifies possession of drugs including heroin, methamphetamine, PCP, LSD and oxycodone as a Class E civil violation. [4] The Drug Policy Alliance non-profit organization was behind the measure. [4] The new law aimed to reverse racial disparities in policing, and was projected to reduce black arrests by 94%. [5]

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The new law came into effect on February 1, 2021. [6]

In 2024, the measure was significantly amended by House Bill 4002, which repealed the drug decriminalization portion in response to growing public backlash against said component. The bill, however, retains the provision of expanded access to drug addiction treatment using cannabis tax dollars. Starting September 1, 2024, possession of hard drugs became classified as a criminal misdemeanor outside of the regular A-E categorization system, carrying a sentence of up to 6 months of jail, which may be waived if the convictee enters into mandatory drug treatment. [7] [8]

Results by county

CountyYesVotesNoVotesTotal
Baker 37.613,59062.395,9569,546
Benton 65.5033,16934.5017,46750,636
Clackamas 53.73132,38246.27113,993246,375
Clatsop 58.4513,50941.559,60223,111
Columbia 50.5515,76549.4515,42531,190
Coos 45.2416,05054.7619,42635,476
Crook 36.465,44363.549,48714,930
Curry 52.477,52847.536,82014,348
Deschutes 55.9367,29644.0753,035120,331
Douglas 42.0526,12357.9536,00062,123
Gilliam 39.8845560.126861,141
Grant 36.651,62663.352,8114,437
Harney 31.921,37568.082,9324,307
Hood River 65.318,21634.694,36412,580
Jackson 51.9863,71848.0258,870122,588
Jefferson 44.455,10955.556,38611,495
Josephine 46.8823,04353.1226,11049,153
Klamath 41.6314,71958.3720,63535,354
Lake 30.211,26269.792,9154,177
Lane 60.72129,39839.2883,722213,120
Lincoln 59.9417,72840.0611,84829,576
Linn 47.0633,11252.9437,24470,356
Malheur 39.254,48360.756,93811,421
Marion 54.3986,36745.6172,423158,790
Morrow 40.141,99359.862,9724,965
Multnomah 74.33333,04225.67115,034448,076
Polk 51.6424,19648.3622,65746,853
Sherman 37.8243862.187201,158
Tillamook 53.768,79246.247,56116,353
Umatilla 44.1513,87455.8517,55331,427
Union 39.755,70860.258,65014,358
Wallowa 39.671,96660.332,9904,956
Wasco 54.247,38445.766,22913,613
Washington 63.79194,52236.21110,429304,951
Wheeler 38.2635261.74568920
Yamhill 52.3829,53547.6226,85556,390

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