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How Portugal solved its drug addiction crisis.
Instead of doubling down on the policy of repression and criminalization it had been pursuing ― similar to America’s war on drugs stance ― Portugal became the first country to decriminalize all drugs. Drugs were still illegal and people would still be prosecuted for supplying or trafficking drugs, but those caught with small quantities would not be arrested.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/portugal-america-drug-crisis-decriminalize_n_5dbad944e4b066da552d4a6d
