The world according to Riff.

random blog, little politics, little humor...lotta bull****Life's tough.....it's even tougher if you're stupid....John Wayne.......lol...(stolen from Ed's blog)

2009/4/27

Lets all move to Portugal

@ 03:19 AM (10 months, 16 days ago)

A little cut and paste......I can hear it now..."but the cocoa is ok iss legals main"....."Ju need ta try it"......lol...riff

 

(Newser) – Portugal decriminalized drug possession 8 years ago, so it must have high abuse rates, right? Not according to a new study from the Cato Institute, Time reports. Teen drug use and HIV infection from needles have declined, and more addicts now enter treatment programs. "Judging by every metric, decriminalization in Portugal has been a resounding success," one researcher says.

Meanwhile, America boasts the world's highest rates of marijuana and cocaine use. But with drug gang wars escalating on the American border with Mexico, one US professor remains skeptical, attributing Portugal's success to the cyclical nature of drug epidemics. A Cato researcher jumped on his admission that drug used failed to rise in Portugal: "That is the central concession that will transform the debate," he said. 

 

These pictures that came along with the story crack me up...ole granny hittin it hard.....but I noticed that "abdullah" looks like a good upstanding citizen.....lol...riff

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