SamuelRSmith on 20 July 2009
Well, you have to balance it out.
If drugs became less of a taboo, more people will be willing to come forward about their problem and get help, the use of drugs will also become safer, on the flip side, more people are likely to start.
I think some research would be required to see which will happen more. As it stands Portugal currently has the lowest amount of weed users in the EU, which is the most liberal country in the EU with drugs.
I'd be interesting in finding out statistics about drug use in the Netherlands which is also quite liberal in its drug policies.
