{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Journal of Medical Ethics blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/medical-ethics","author_name":"BMJ","author_url":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/medical-ethics\/author\/admin\/","title":"Portugal's Experiment with Drug Decriminalisation - Journal of Medical Ethics blog","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"06lK7b0qmn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/medical-ethics\/2009\/05\/13\/portugals-experiment-with-drug-decriminalisation\/\">Portugal&#8217;s Experiment with Drug Decriminalisation<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/medical-ethics\/2009\/05\/13\/portugals-experiment-with-drug-decriminalisation\/embed\/#?secret=06lK7b0qmn\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Portugal&#8217;s Experiment with Drug Decriminalisation&#8221; &#8212; Journal of Medical Ethics blog\" data-secret=\"06lK7b0qmn\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/medical-ethics\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"In 2001, drug use was decriminalised in Portugal, meaning that the country had, in effect, the most lenient drug laws in the world.\u00a0 What has been the effect of this move?\u00a0 Martin Robbins considers the evidence. His conclusion is that the policy hasn&#8217;t\u00a0been\u00a0the unmitigated success that he &#8211; and the Cato institute (warning: bigger-than-the-moon 4Mb [...]Read More..."}