Some evidence is available on the effects of Portugal's decriminalization of drugs, which began in 2001.
We have to talk about decriminalization of the production, the transit and, of course, the consumption.
The de facto decriminalization of drugs in some neighborhoods say, in Washington, D.
Decriminalization would reduce the bloated U.S. prison population since drug users could no longer be sent to jail.
Decriminalization of all drugs by the U.S. would be a major positive step away from the war on drugs.
In Portugal, problem drug use is way, way down thanks to decriminalization coupled with a hyper-focus on treatment.
They're busy doing research at the moment into the legalization or decriminalization or further criminalization of prostitution at the moment.
His resignation in June after some internal troubles at the MPP caused concern among proponents of pot decriminalization.
Let the states experiment with decriminalization and legalization and see what happens.
The new law will take into consideration the decriminalization of press offences.
The decriminalization of both drug use and the drug market won't be attained easily, as there is powerful opposition to each of them.
That they feel that it actually - because one could make an argument that legalization or decriminalization would allow sex workers to organize, possibly.
This took a no-brainer of an issue (I favor decriminalization and regulation of pot, at the least) and turned it into a more complicated question.
Gradually, this might lead to the full decriminalization of all drugs.
Equally large amounts of money will become available to expand the scope of decriminalization, redefining the border between soft and hard drugs to eventually include heroin.
He has a number of dour predictions that I am skeptical of, but he is absolutely right that simple decriminalization will likely not be so simple.
Benioff asked him questions on a wide range of subjects ranging from entrepreneurialism to decriminalization of drugs, to how social media is raising awareness of social issues.
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Though the decriminalization of drug use would have many benefits, it would not, by itself, reduce many of the costs of the war on drugs, since those involve actions against traffickers.
The poll also didn't ask about Cuomo's push for a law to provide state tuition assistance to college-bound illegal immigrants, and the decriminalization of public possession of small amounts of marijuana.
Decriminalization would make it easier for drug addicts to openly seek help from clinics and self-help groups, and it would make companies more likely to develop products and methods that address addiction.
Cardoso said the group called for only the decriminalization of marijuana and not other illicit drugs because "you have to start somewhere" and it would have been unrealistic to ask the same for all drugs, EFE said.
The demand for our facilities and services could be adversely affected by the relaxation of enforcement efforts, leniency in conviction and sentencing practices or through the decriminalization of certain activities that are currently proscribed by our criminal laws.
The lower drug prices that would result from full decriminalization may well encourage greater consumption of drugs, but it would also lead to lower addiction rates and perhaps even to fewer drug addicts, since heavy drug users would find it easier to quit.
For example, despite the decriminalization of the drug at the state level, the Justice Department could thwart the impact of the legislation by blocking Colorado from issuing licenses to marijuana growers and retail stores on the grounds that it would conflict with federal law.
But Peter Kellner of the UK's YouGov polling agency said that opposition to gay rights legislation tended to be forgotten as soon as it became law, citing the examples of the UK's 1967 decriminalization of homosexuality and the changing of the law in 2000 to equalize the age of consent for straight and gay sex to 16.
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