Drug decriminalization in Portugal

I don't see the difference with decriminalizing, as it is still illegal for an individual to buy and/or trade in drugs. What is the difference between being prosecuted for an administrative offense or a criminal offense? This has to be just playing with words. Or maybe there is something I missed in the article?

As i would expect. Thank you for posting it. Hopefully we can see the permanent decriminalisation of all illegal narcotics as a possibility in the future, now. Big step in social liberality.



By which i don't really refer to the American type.

myp said:

Legalization would be great. These results have been strong since 2001, but unfortunately a lot of the media in Europe, Latin America, and the United States haven't given it much coverage.

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Funny that...

myp said:

Since it is decriminalized, those who get caught using the drugs do not face any criminal law penalty. They won't be arrested, tried, or jailed.

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I'm quite confused:

Thus, drug possession for personal use and drug usage itself are still legally prohibited, but violations of those prohibitions are deemed to be exclusively administrative violations and are removed completely from the criminal realm. Drug trafficking continues to be prosecuted as a criminal offense.

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Why have laws then for drug possession and drug usage, when they are only administrative violations? And is there a catch in that drug trafficking is a criminal offense? So if one purchases "illegal" drugs, you are obviously purchasing from drug traffickers, wonder what the liability would be then, administrative or criminal?

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