Decriminalize possession and use of drugs as in Portugal? A good idea, according to the drug commissioner

After the elections, Drugs Commissioner Ine Van Wymersch wants to propose to the new government that the use and possession of illegal drugs be decriminalized, following the Portuguese model. Portugal introduced the new drug policy after a heroin epidemic in 2001. With success, as crime rates fell. What can we learn from Portugal? Is this the way to win the drug war?

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