To add to that, while Portugal is now often brought forward as the “poster child” now that efficacy stats benefit the “law & order” types, a lot of Western Euro

To add to that, while Portugal is now often brought forward as the “poster child” now that efficacy stats benefit the “law & order” types, a lot of Western European countries have way more compassionate laws and regulations on drugs and far outperform the US both in stats as well as the boots in the ground situation on the streets. As per usual this is presented as a “uniquely American” issue, when in reality many other countries have found solutions to mitigate the issue.