ClairtonPanther
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Beautiful piece by John Stossell on the War on Drugs
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2012/03/0...ual-drugs/
Quote:It’s logical to assume that, were it not for drug prohibition, drug abuse would be rampant. But 10 years ago, Portugal decriminalized every drug -- crack, heroin, you name it. The number of abusers actually declined.
Joao Goulao, Portugal’s top drug official, told my producer that before decriminalization, “we had a huge problem with drug use ... around 100,000 people hooked on heroin.”
Then they started treating drug use more like a parking ticket. People caught with drugs get a slap on the wrist, sometimes a fine.
Independent studies have found the number of people in Portugal who say they regularly do drugs stayed about the same. And the best news, says Goulao: “Addiction itself decreased a lot.”
At first, police were skeptical of the law, but Joao Figueira, chief inspector of Lisbon’s drug unit, told us that decriminalization changed lots of minds.
“The level of conflicts on the street are reduced. Drug-related robberies are reduced. And now the police are not the enemies of the consumers!”
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03-07-2012 03:38 PM |
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ClairtonPanther
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RE: Beautiful piece by John Stossell on the War on Drugs
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03-07-2012 03:58 PM |
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bitcruncher
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RE: Beautiful piece by John Stossell on the War on Drugs
Pat Robertson!?!
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Kruciff
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RE: Beautiful piece by John Stossell on the War on Drugs
Eh. I give no sensible credit to Pat robertson whatsoever. I dont think he wants it decriminalized for the reasons we think he does. That guy is a sneaky sneaky old fart.
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03-12-2012 06:01 PM |
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