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You should've seen what it was before. Read up on Portuguese drug history before you speak please. Decriminalising drug usage was a good move by the Portuguese
by ranguna 2y ago
You should've seen what it was before. Read up on Portuguese drug history before you speak please. Decriminalising drug usage was a good move by the Portuguese government and it improved the population's wellbeing significantly by introducing rehab instead of imprisonment.
Also, you'll find things like that on every capital of the world, no exceptions. Maybe you'll notice it a little less in Singapore, where drug consumption can lead to the death sentence.
- aunty_helen 2y agoI’m aware of Portuguese drug policy as I would say most people here. There’s a 6 monthly refresher article on the front page. Decriminalization and the rehabilitation focus that followed has been a huge success for Portugal’s drug taking population. I was excited to see it in action when I was there but what I found and what I mentioned earlier wasn’t all positives. For example, everywhere outside at night in Lisbon you’re going to have people trying to sell you coke. A guy from the tour group I was in was getting free samples poured into his hand. The level of pushy these sellers are too, I had a guy follow me into a _bank_ offering me his mothers home phone number that I could call if the coke he was trying to sell me was shit quality. The discussion though is the impacts of this policy on local communities. I’ll defer to my last paragraph on this from my previous post. Lastly, I’ve never been chased or offered a free sample in any other European capital, even the party ones. Once in South America though.