Portugal decriminalized all drug use, including marijuana ... But given existing laws, there’s only so much they can do. On a recent afternoon, an emaciated man in striped pants sleeping ...

Portugal has made it very easy to become a hard-core addict, something that advocates in the U.S. want to emulate. Those who want to decriminalize drugs say that instead of spending money on law ...

Dr. João Goulão, one of the original architects of Portugal’s drug law, has stressed that the country’s approach was comprehensive, with drug decriminalization as just one part of its plan ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — In the run-up to the November 2020 election, proponents of Measure 110 cited the European nation of Portugal as a positive example of what can be accomplished by decriminalizing ...

America’s first experiment in treating hard drugs as a public health problem, rather than one for the police, looks like it’s about to end. The Oregon Legislature has voted to repeal the state ...

who leads Portugal's national police unit focused on drug trafficking. In the U.S., this role for law enforcement, serving as a bridge to social service programs, has faced a backlash and is often ...

They stress that their goal is to prohibit drug use in certain areas and ... real disagreement between policymakers and law enforcement leaders in Portugal when it comes to this law — they ...