Portugal At The Cusp Of Drugs Decriminalisation (2001)

Europe s Drugs Bazaar (2001) - This report examines the changing face of Portugal, as the government passes a radical bill decriminalising the use of soft and hard drugs. Subscribe to Journeyman here: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=journeymanpictures Portugal has the worst hard drugs problem and the highest HIV rates in the EU. Here, unlike the rest of Europe, HIV rates are still rising. The government hopes decriminalisation will change all this. "Repressive policies haven t worked anywhere in the world", says MP Joao Sobral. For more information, visit https://www.journeyman.tv/film/978 Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/journeymanpictures Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JourneymanNews https://twitter.com/JourneymanVOD Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/journeymanpictures Martin Adler – Ref. 0978