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General News 12/5/2017 at 11:14 AM EST H4'ed 12/5/17

Portugal's radical drugs policy is working. Why hasn't the world copied it?

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In 2001, ....., Portugal became the first country to decriminalize the possession and consumption of all illicit substances. Rather than being arrested, those caught with a personal supply might be given a warning, a small fine, or told to appear before a local commission – a doctor, a lawyer and a social worker – about treatment, harm reduction, and the support services that were available to them.

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