Items tagged with portugal
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| Drug Policy in Portugal [31.08.2011] | ?In 2000, the Portuguese government responded to widespread public concern over drugs by rejecting a "war on drugs" approach and instead decriminaliz ... |
| Portugal drug law show results ten years on, experts say [01.07.2011] | Health experts in Portugal say that Portugal's decision 10 years ago to decriminalise drug use and treat addicts rather than punishing them is an expe ... |
| Dug Policy Profile Portugal [23.06.2011] | This profile describes the national drug policy of Portugal, a policy that has attracted significant attention recently in the media and in policy de ... |
| Obama: Drugs Should Be Treated as "Public Health Problem" [28.01.2011] | In an online town hall session yesterday, U.S. President Barack Obama suggested that, while he is not in favor of drug legalization, he does believe ... |
| Drug experiment [16.01.2011] | Faced with both a public health crisis and a public relations disaster, Portugal’s elected officials took a bold step. They decided to decriminalize ... |
| Portugal's drug policy pays off; US eyes lessons [26.12.2010] | The United States, which has waged a 40-year, $1 trillion war on drugs, is looking for answers in tiny Portugal, which is reaping the benefits of wha ... |
| What Can We Learn From The Portuguese Decriminalization of Illicit Drugs? [30.11.2010] | The issue of decriminalizing illicit drugs is hotly debated, but is rarely subject to evidence-based analysis. This paper examines the case of Portug ... |
| Portugal's Drug Experience: New Study Confirms Decriminalization Was a Success [23.11.2010] | From the perspective of drug warriors, the criminal laws against drug possession are all that protect Americans from a deluge of drugs, an orgy of ma ... |
| Portuguese priorities [11.10.2010] | In July 2001, the Portuguese government introduced Law 30, setting in train a radical new approach to illicit drug use. In practice, it decriminalise ... |
| What Britain could learn from Portugal's drugs policy [05.09.2010] | In the midst of the recently resurgent debate in Britain about whether our drug laws are working – or require a major overhaul – the experience of Po ... |
| Ten years of decriminalization in Portugal [29.07.2010] | Ten years ago, in July 2001, Portugal decriminalized the use and possession of all illicit drugs including cocaine and heroin. Under the new legal fr ... |
| At 10, Portugal's Drug Law Draws New Scrutiny [20.07.2010] | Portugal's move to decriminalize illicit substances—Europe's most liberal drug legislation—turns 10 years old this month amid new scrutiny and plaudi ... |
| Marijuana Legalization [30.06.2010] | A number of other countries have implemented changes in law that significantly reduce the extent of criminalization of marijuana use. Only in Austral ... |
| Drug Policy Reform in Practice [01.07.2009] | The academic journal Nueva Sociedad recently released an issue to promote the debate in Latin America on drug policy reform. TNI contributed with the ... |
| 5 Years After: Portugal's Drug Decriminalization Policy Shows Positive Results [07.04.2009] | In the face of a growing number of deaths and cases of HIV linked to drug abuse, the Portuguese government in 2001 tried a new tack to get a handle o ... |
| Drug Decriminalization in Portugal [01.04.2009] | On July 1, 2001, a nationwide law in Portugal took effect that decriminalized all drugs, including cocaine and heroin. Under the new legal framework, ... |
| The INCB and cannabis [02.03.2008] | Where legal ambiguities and disagreement persist around cannabis policies, the INCB continues to make narrow legal interpretations of what is allowed ... |
| Decriminalization of Drug Use in Portugal [01.07.2002] | Drug use is an increasing problem in Portugal. In response, following the advice of a select committee, the Portuguese government has recently issued ... |
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