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By decriminalizing personal-use drug possession, Oregon has become the first state to acknowledge that it is impossible to treat addiction as a disease and a crime simultaneously.

Washington, D.C.-based activist groups have launched the #DecrimPovertyDC campaign aimed at decriminalizing drug use.

Release of Polling Data Follows Launch of Campaign by #DecrimPovertyDC Calling on D.C. Council & Mayor to Introduce and Pass Legislation

A coalition of progressive groups in D.C. has launched a campaign to decriminalize all drugs and push towards a harm-reduction approach that would include supervised sites where people could use drugs.

Drug Policy Alliance & HIPS Lead Advocacy Community in Calling on D.C. Leaders to Reject the ‘War on Drugs’ and Support Public Health & Justice for Residents

A coalition of activists, including civil rights and faith groups, gathered at the Washington, DC Council building on October 21.

Activists in Washington, D.C. on Thursday launched a new campaign to urge local lawmakers to broadly decriminalize drugs...