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Portugal. When they decriminalized all drugs of abuse, they saw an initial, mild spike in usage rates, and now consistently see far lower rates of drug abuse,
by rosser 10y ago
Portugal.
When they decriminalized all drugs of abuse, they saw an initial, mild spike in usage rates, and now consistently see far lower rates of drug abuse, for all drugs than pretty much every other country.
- gozur88 10y agoNo, not Portugal. In case you missed Rayiner's comment above - they still arrest dealers in Portugal.
- rosser 10y agoThis is called "moving the goalpost". First you're talking about "junkies" and "crack whores", and when you get shot down on that, you move to talking about dealers. Pick a position, and argue it; when you're proven wrong, accept it and learn.
- gozur88 10y agoMaybe I should just declare victory and start trying to divide the spoils like you're fond of doing? The point under discussion is the abolition of the DEA, meaning legalization of drugs. The DEA doesn't spend a lot of time running down drug users - this is about dealers. Don't assume other people are moving goalposts because you didn't understand where they were to start with.
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- DanBC 10y agoThey also provide plenty of support for drug users. I'm not sure the same would be true in the US, seeing the piss-poor state of mental health treatment in the US.
- rosser 10y agoI'm not sure why you're being downvoted. That's, to my mind, one of the best aspects of Portugal's system: they treat drug abuse as a medical problem, and offer free treatment. In the US, offering treatment like that would probably be decried as welfare-state redistributory nonsense.