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Oregon lawmakers debate slashing money to drug decriminalization measure
by KATU Staff
FILE - In this Aug. 9, 2019, file photo, a drug syringe found behind a vacant property is placed into a container, as crews attempt to clear the lot of needles and other heroin paraphernalia. (AP Photo/Mary Hudetz, File)
SALEM, Ore. (KATU) —

State lawmakers are debating taking away millions of dollars of grant funding related to Oregon's drug decriminalization law – legislation that recovery advocates are fighting.

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The Oregon Health Justice Recovery Alliance said House Bill 2089 could pull as much as $60 million from addiction recovery services.

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