Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Maybe the best war on drugs is no war at all

In 2001, Portugal tried something novel - they decriminalized the use and possession of marijuana and other illicit street drugs. Their theory - treatment and prevention instead of jail time for users would decrease the number of deaths and infections. Dealers are still jailed and fined depending on the crime.

Can you guess what happened? Check it out.......

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