February 25, 2014 3:33PM 

# Portugal Drug Decriminalization Back in the News 

By [Tim Lynch](https://www.cato.org/people/tim-lynch) 

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Yesterday on Bloomberg TV’s *Street Smart*, Hanna Hetzer of the Drug Policy Alliance gave an interview about 10 years of drug decriminalization in Portugal. You can watch the video [here](http://www.bloomberg.com/video/does-decriminalizing-all-drugs-make-sense-k8HGr3mFTp~mmQ5qBJr4AQ.html).

Cato published the [landmark study](https://www.cato.org/publications/white-paper/drug-decriminalization-portugal-lessons-creating-fair-successful-drug-policies) on Portugal’s drug decriminalization policy in 2009. Check it out.

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