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Re:FDA Agrees to New Trials for MDMA as Relief for PTSD Pati... by snvzz on Wednesday November 30, 2016 @08:58AM (#13070673)
> I used to think this, but I'm not so sure anymore.

Try facts. Google around. "Portugal after legalization".

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Re:FDA Agrees to New Trials for MDMA as Relief for PTSD Pati... by mercer on Wednesday November 30, 2016 @09:08AM (#13070769)
Actually, I think if anything Portugal as an example supports their comment.

Portugal decriminalized drugs, which is different from legalizing it. Selling is still punished, but possession and use is not, or at least not seriously.

It's similar where I live, at least with some things. I can buy weed, even grow a certain amount, and smoke it in public without being punished. But I can't just start a coffeeshop, and the ones that exist are pretty seriously regulated.

I'm not entirely sure if I prefer decriminalization to legalization; perhaps with most substances full legalization would not be an issue. But at least the former has been shown to be effective.

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Re:FDA Agrees to New Trials for MDMA as Relief for PTSD Pati... by Johan-bjareholt on Wednesday November 30, 2016 @09:03AM (#13070721)
Portugal has not legalized, only decriminalized.
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