The 15th anniversary of the Portuguese drug policy

Its history, its success and its future

Cabral, Tiago S

Núcleo de Estudos de Direito Ius Pubblicum, Portugal

Tiago S Cabral, Rua Professor Doutor Elísio de Moura n.° 34, 2.° Andar, Braga 4710-422, Portugal. Email: [email protected]

Drug Science, Policy and Law 3, January-December 2017. | DOI: 10.1177/2050324516683640

Fifteen years ago when Portugal decriminalized the consumption of all narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances it was both a bold and a desperate move to curb the drug problem that the country faced at the time. In this paper, I analyse the Portuguese drug policy, its historical foundation, its success and its possible future.