What Happens When Drugs Are Legalized
July 6th, 2009
by Rick
Finally!
Above is some video footage from a mainstream news organization, BBC, reporting the overall result of the legalization and decriminalization of drugs in Portugal. Where many experts said that drug use would go up in the country and it would become a drug safe haven for tourists, the exact opposite has occurred.
Drug use in the country has gone down and there has been no influx of drug users seeking to abuse the system. As usual, there are those that are against the policy and feel nothing has changed, but the statistics speak for themselves. Is it time for other countries to start their own experiments with legalization?
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Puffin13 wrote:What Happens When Drugs Are Legalized
July 6th, 2009
by Rick
Finally!
Above is some video footage from a mainstream news organization, BBC, reporting the overall result of the legalization and decriminalization of drugs in Portugal. Where many experts said that drug use would go up in the country and it would become a drug safe haven for tourists, the exact opposite has occurred.
Drug use in the country has gone down and there has been no influx of drug users seeking to abuse the system. As usual, there are those that are against the policy and feel nothing has changed, but the statistics speak for themselves. Is it time for other countries to start their own experiments with legalization?
Source & video
If they gave people what they wanted they wouldnt have to go half way round the world for a smoking holiday.
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