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Posted by D on March 29, 2012, 11:57 am, in reply to "Re: Versus War on Drugs Debate "
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Well stated Carol, thanks. I found this a while back but did not post it as I did not want to bring this thread back to the top. But now that it is here is a good link on Portugal A resounding success or a disastrous failure: Re-examining the interpretation of evidence on the Portuguese decriminalisation of illicit drugs http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1465-3362.2011.00383.x/full It is quite the long read. Here is the conclusion http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1465-3362.2011.00383.x/full#ss17 There sure seems to be a lot riding on one country legalizing, I think its worth the data to have at least a couple others give it a try. Other thoughts on the original debate. It was supposed to be about ending the war on drugs but went into legalization, and a bunch of other issues, which are relevant but do not address the central question of what do you do when you are losing a war? I think they may have inserted the Russel Crow /Peter Hitchens exchange just for a tabloid effect e.g. drama, which is a sad technique for them to use. Over all I got very little out of the debate, which supposedly was the first for that format. They got a way's to go if they really want to help people make a decision.

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