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I saw somewhere there was some confusion in translation what decriminalization means, as Portugal has Roman Law as opposed to Common Law found in English speaki
by x87678r 6y ago
I saw somewhere there was some confusion in translation what decriminalization means, as Portugal has Roman Law as opposed to Common Law found in English speaking countries. Portugal "decriminalization" of drugs left it in a similar state to British law anyway. I can't find a reference now though - does anyone know more?
- JetSpiegel 6y agoFrom what I heard, the change led to treating drug usage as health problem, and removing the law enforcement aspect from the loop. The police can still refer drug users to the healthcare institutions that deal with the problem. Another interesting tidbit is that the Netherlands did not in fact legalized cannabis. They just decline to prosecute that crime. There's no legal framework to regulate its sale, like for any other consumable good. This leads to silliness like people in "coffee shops" being allowed to smoke weed, but not tobacco since that is regulated for all indoors venues.