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UK: Punitive Drug Enforcement a Failure

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Official study says there’s no evidence it works.

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A new study by the U.K. government’s Home Office has found there is no evidence that tough enforcement and sentencing laws lead to lower levels of drug use when it comes to personal possession. The study represents the first change in roughly 40 years of official statements on drug policy in the country. The study also pointed to a health-first approach tried in Portugal that combined decriminalization with other policies, which showed a reduction in drug use.

Read it at The Guardian