Regarding the previous post about Why should marijuana be kept illegal, it would be interesting to note that Portugal experimented with a policy of decriminalizing not only marijuana, but other drugs as well. While this doesn't mean it's legal, it does mean it put the focus on helping users overcome the problem. The result was: „Compared to the European Union and the U.S., Portugal's drug use numbers are impressive. Following decriminalization, Portugal had the lowest rate of lifetime marijuana use in people over 15 in the E.U.: 10%.“ (Source).

POST#0074 2009-APR-27

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