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Well let's honestly talk about it.
Firstly, measure 110 introduces the DTRSF (Drug Treatment and Recovery Services Fund), which shifts revenue from cannabis tax that would go over a cap of 11.25 mil to other places.
So it uses commodification of addiction to fund treatment.
1/ https://twitter.com/TheHoustangeles/status/1324019362370641920
Firstly, measure 110 introduces the DTRSF (Drug Treatment and Recovery Services Fund), which shifts revenue from cannabis tax that would go over a cap of 11.25 mil to other places.
So it uses commodification of addiction to fund treatment.
1/ https://twitter.com/TheHoustangeles/status/1324019362370641920
What are some of those other recipients?
Well OSP (Oregon State Police) for one. So from an abolitionist perspective, the measure not only funds treatment of addiction using existing markets. It also moves funding away from institutions that criminalize symptoms of poverty.
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Well OSP (Oregon State Police) for one. So from an abolitionist perspective, the measure not only funds treatment of addiction using existing markets. It also moves funding away from institutions that criminalize symptoms of poverty.
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What about that other funding?
Well as for the existing drug and alcohol services part of the idea is that funding for recovery and education of addiction supplements the existing public service infrastructure. And the State School Fund still receives quite a bit of funding.
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Well as for the existing drug and alcohol services part of the idea is that funding for recovery and education of addiction supplements the existing public service infrastructure. And the State School Fund still receives quite a bit of funding.
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Well how does punishment change under the new measure?
Well, the listed substances (highlighted in blue) will be changed to a Class E violation with $100 fine OR treatment (Treatment not mandatory). Large non-distro possession becomes a misdemeanor with 1 year max.
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Well, the listed substances (highlighted in blue) will be changed to a Class E violation with $100 fine OR treatment (Treatment not mandatory). Large non-distro possession becomes a misdemeanor with 1 year max.
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Now the addition I'm maybe most grateful for. (Aside from less incarceration)
The measure explicitly states that people who have had a Class E violation not be immediately barred from access to certain channels that would affect employment. That's huge for addiction recovery.
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The measure explicitly states that people who have had a Class E violation not be immediately barred from access to certain channels that would affect employment. That's huge for addiction recovery.
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Like others have said before me, the point is to try and approach addiction and drug use as a public health issue rather than as a criminal justice issue.
And it's clear that after months and months of protest against the police state, and voting for it, we want that.
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And it's clear that after months and months of protest against the police state, and voting for it, we want that.
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Please feel free to retweet this thread, it has alt text on the images for accessibility and I tried to get mostly comprehensive information in regards to what the measure actually does for Oregon.
Might not seem like much but this is really a big step in prison abolition here.
Might not seem like much but this is really a big step in prison abolition here.
