Ever since Portugal enacted drug decriminalization in 2001, reformers have argued that North America should follow suit. The Portuguese saw precipitous declines in overdoses and blood-borne infections ...

In 2001, Portugal embarked on an unprecedented shift in its drug policy, one that would attract global attention. Two decades on, the country’s experience continues to raise important questions about ...

Police seize heroin and marijuana in St. Peters in June 2015 during part of a 10-month long joint investigation between the DEA, ATF and the St. Charles Regional Drug Task Force. Photo courtesy of the ...

San Francisco likes to think of itself as on the cutting edge of everything. If it’s smart and compassionate public policy, the thinking goes, it probably started here. But any quick walk around ...

Lisbon, Portugal - The United States, which has waged a 40-year, $1 trillion war on drugs, is looking for answers in tiny Portugal, which is reaping the benefits of what once looked like a dangerous ...