Adam Friedman » Social http://adamfriedman.org Let's Make Things Better, Together Mon, 30 Mar 2026 18:01:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.2 Decriminalize drugs and watch addiction rates plummet http://adamfriedman.org/policy/social/decriminalize-drugs-and-watch-addiction-rates-plummet/ http://adamfriedman.org/policy/social/decriminalize-drugs-and-watch-addiction-rates-plummet/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2013 21:30:47 +0000 Adam http://www.adamfriedman.org/?p=454 This incredible Business Insider piece cover’s the nation of Portugal’s move in 2001 to decriminalize every single illicit drug. Click here for the full article. Here’s an excerpt: On July 1st, 2001, Portugal decriminalized every imaginable drug, from marijuana, to cocaine, to heroin. Some thought Lisbon would become a drug tourist haven, others predicted usage rates among [...]

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