Comments on: Portugal Reports Results of Drug Decriminalization Act

By: Alexander

Alexander — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 08:27:39 +0000

This is quite a radical thing to do, but one thing we should keep in mind is whether there was public discussion and support before the decision was made? and how can we use that as a model for other countries.

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By: danmbob

danmbob — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:33:31 +0000

Great story! Thats pretty cool that its had such a positive impact on the country. Too bad the US will never have the cajones to implement such things.

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By: Marissa

Marissa — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:57:57 +0000

Wow, that’s great! I think it’s definitely worth it for other countries to do the research and see if they would similarly benefit from decriminalization.

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By: Carlo

Carlo — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 06:50:15 +0000

Good to see a positive outcome in this. Hopefully the trend continues and will convince other places to follow suit.

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By: Juliane

Juliane — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 02:03:15 +0000

Thank you! Portugal just upped 100 points in my book for taking a look at the drug problem from a public health perspective. Great article, Julie. So important that Matador shares this type of info with everyone.

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By: Vera

Vera — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:19:12 +0000

As a Portuguese living abroad, this made me feel really proud of my country. I found that article you mention and few days ago and mentioned it to people in Portugal and no one had heard of it – which was quite surprising, since it’s such positive news for the country.

Thanks for sharing it. I hope more countries adopt the same practices or other practices that achieve the same kind of results.

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