Countries USA should be learning from about substance use. Time to Decriminalize and stop so called war on drugs.

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Countries That Have Decriminalized Drugs​

Country	Decriminalized activities	Sanctions
Antigua and Barbuda	Cannabis possession inferior to 15g	Potential confiscation without penalty, fines and criminal charges for over 15g
Argentina	Possession of any drug, cultivation of cannabis	Confiscation of drugs, fine, referral to an educational course
Armenia	Possession or social supply of any drug	Confiscation of drugs, fine or voluntary treatment
Belize	Cannabis possession inferior to 10g	No sanction for adults, minors are required to participate in counselling programs
Bolivia	Possession of coca (leaf), social supply of any drug	No sanctions for possession under the legal threshold
Chile	Possession of any drug, cultivation of cannabis	No sanctions for private, personal use, fines for public consumption, supplying
Colombia	Possession of any drug, cultivation of cannabis	No sanctions for private, personal use, fines for public consumption, supplying
Costa Rica	Possession of any drug, cultivation of cannabis	Confiscation of drugs, voluntary referral to treatment (mandatory for minors)
Croatia	Possession of any drug for personal use	Confiscation of drugs, mandatory treatment
Czech Republic	Possession of any drug, cultivation of cannabis	Confiscation of drugs, fine
Estonia	Possession of any drug for personal use	Confiscation of drugs, fine, voluntary treatment
Germany	Possession of any drug for personal use	No sanctions for possession under the legal threshold
Italy	Possession of any drug, cultivation and social supply of cannabis	Confiscation of drugs, warning, fine, voluntary referal to treatment
Jamaica	Possession and cultivation of cannabis	No sanction for medicinal or religious use, fine and referral to an educational course
Mexico	Possession of any drug, cultivation of cannabis	Voluntary referral to treatment, mandatory after the third infraction. No charges under legal threshold
Netherlands	Possession of any drug, cultivation of cannabis	No sanctions for possession under the legal threshold
Paraguay	Possession of any drug for personal use	No sanctions for possession under the legal threshold
Peru	Possession of any drug for personal use	No sanctions for possession under the legal threshold
Poland	Possession of any drug for personal use	Fine, referral to an educational course, voluntary referral to treatment
Portugal	Possession of any drug for personal use	Confiscation of drugs, fine, referral to an educational course
Russia	Possession of any drug for personal use	Fine, voluntary referral to treatment, "administrative detention" of up to 15 days
South Africa	Possession and cultivation of cannabis	No sanctions
Spain	Possession of any drug, cultivation of cannabis	No sactions for private use, fines for public possession and use
Switzerland	Possession of any drug, cultivation of cannabis	No sanctions for less than 10g of cannabis, fines, voluntary referral to harm reduction services
Uruguay	Possession of any drug, cultivation of cannabis	No sanctions for possession under the legal threshold
Virgin Islands	Possession of cannabis	Confiscation of drugs, fine

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Victoria Simpson August 4 2020 in Society

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Well there are some holes there, for instance I just looked up Mexico's policy on it and:

It eliminated all penalties for possession for personal consumption up to the following amounts: 5g of marijuana, 2g of opium, 500mg of cocaine, 50mg of heroin or 40mg of methamphetamines, and increased penalties for quantities above these limits, assuming the drugs were meant for sale. Dec 15, 2020

Who is going to ever have only 40mg of methamphetamine or 50mg of heroin. In a way they actually made it stricter.

Gotta move this thread though, maybe drug culture