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The drug policy of Portugal, informally called the "drug strategy", was put in place in 2000, and came into effect in July 2001.Created by the Decree-Law n. 130 -A/2001 and under the jurisdiction of the Commissions for the Dissuasion of Drug Addiction, [1] its purpose was to reduce the number of new HIV/AIDS cases in the country, as it was estimated around half of new cases came from injection ...
João Augusto Castel-Branco Goulão ComIH (born 6 May 1954 in Cernache do Bonjardim, Portugal) is a Portuguese physician and the current national drug coordinator for Portugal. He is credited as being an architect of Portugal's drug policy established in 2000. [1] [2] [3]
The Decree-Law 15/93 of January 22 (Portuguese: Decreto-Lei n.º 15/93, de 22 de Janeiro) is a Portuguese drug control law implementing the 1988 United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances.
Portugal has arguably the most liberal laws concerning the possession and use of illicit drugs in the Western world. In 2001 Portugal decriminalised possession of effectively all drugs that are still illegal in other developed nations including, but not limited to, marijuana, cocaine, heroin, and LSD. However while drug consumption is not a ...
In 2001, Portugal became the first country in the world to decriminalize the consumption of all drugs.
In 2016, 2018, 2020, and 2022, voters approved a raft of drug policy reforms. They included legalization of recreational marijuana in 11 states, authorization of medical use in eight ...
Pages in category "Drug policy of Portugal" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Portugal's criminal police agency said on Wednesday it had arrested four people on suspicion of holding a man in slavery-like conditions for 17 years in the country's northern region of Braganca.