The success of Portugal’s decriminalisation policy

Today’s blog: The success of Portugal’s decriminalisation policy – in seven charts http://t.co/W5FQbQkahV pic.twitter.com/UuSrrt4K6k — TransformDrugPolicy (@TransformDrugs) July 15, 2014 2. Despite virtually eliminating all punishments for personal drug possession, rates of drug use haven’t skyrocketed like some predicted. As this chart shows, use had gone up slightly when measured in 2007 (a trend in…