• Rediphile@lemmy.ca
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    11 months ago

    The only drug specifically mentioned in the article is cannabis lol. As such, no not Portuguese, but I am from somewhere much more progressive than Portugal when it comes to cannabis regulations. Can a random tourist even go buy a joint legally from a store in Portugal yet? If any adult can’t go buy it from a store legally without any further justification, then it isn’t actually legal.

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      11 months ago

      Selling isn’t legal in Portugal but all (nondistribution) drug use has been decriminalized

      Decriminalization has serious issues for safe medicines like cannabis, but I prefer it to legalization for opiates personally

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        11 months ago

        I also prefer the actual legalization of all drugs. Decriminalization is barely better than prohibition with inconsistent purity and implicit support of organized crime.

        Edit: Oh sorry, I misread. I’m curious as to why you support decriminalization but not legalization. Also, aren’t many forms of opiates already legal when sourced correctly? Like for medical applications and stuff?