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The country of Portugal implemented a policy in 2001 that reduced drug possession criminal offenses to zero. That's right, an entire country with no criminal drug possession offenses at all. They did so be taking the crime status of of all previously criminalized drugs. The recreational use of these substances is not a crime and the misuse of these substances is seen as a public health issue warranting medical intervention and treatment (much like alcohol here only with a national health system). Since they decriminalized all drugs, Portugal has seen dramatic drops in overdoses, HIV infection and drug-related crime.
Would you support a similar policy if proposed in the US? Why or why not? Need Assignment Help?