Oregon voters took the historic step of decriminalizing possession of all drugs at the ballot in 2020—and a new poll shows that the policy continues to enjoy majority support in the state.
Data for Progress surveyed likely voters about the reform, finding that not only do most people (72 percent) agree with the basic idea that substance misuse should be treated like a public health issue rather than a criminal justice problem, but a majority (58 percent) also says that the voter-enacted initiative should stay in place.
At a top level, there’s majority, bipartisan consensus on the debate over taking a public health versus criminal justice approach to addiction. Democrats are most likely to side with public health at 90 percent, followed by independents at 66 percent and Republicans at 54 percent.
Via DFP.
Pollsters then asked likely voters about the specific initiative, Measure 110, that passed decisively about two years ago. A party breakdown shows majority support for keeping the policy intact among Democrats (82 percent) and independents (56 percent), though only 31 percent of Republicans agree, while 65 percent said the law should be repealed.
That was before being asked about specific components of the initiative, which not
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