Portuguese's approach to drug problem - decriminalization. What do you think? (design, station)

[bertwrench]

Are there any out there who are Portuguese or are very familiar with their approach to solving public drug problems. This is something that is much debated in the U.S., and I am hoping to get opinions from people closer to the source. Most of our media in the U.S. praise their approach and say it is working. Quite a bit of what I have read sounds good on paper, but wondering if we are getting the full story from our media.

Do you have any experience and what are your thoughts?

[TheArchitect]

Its important to understand that Portugal decriminalized the personal usage of the drugs but the drugs themselves remain illegal.

From the article below:

"The only thing that most outsiders know about Portugal’s laws is that all drugs for personal use are decriminalized. But what most fail to understand is that all drugs, other than alcohol and tobacco, remain illegal.
If police find you with illicit drugs, you’ll be arrested and taken to a police station where the drugs will be weighed. If the amount is above the strictly enforced threshold limits — designed to be a 10-day supply for personal use, or 25 grams of cannabis, five grams of cannabis resin, two grams of cocaine, or one gram each of ecstasy or heroin — you can be charged as a trafficker. If convicted, jail terms range from one year to 14 years."


https://vancouversun.com/opinion/col...gals-drug-czar





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