Decriminalisation

The Case on Drug Decriminalisation

Decriminalisation is often presented as a proven, compassionate alternative to prohibition, with Portugal held up as the model. The evidence behind that reputation is more complicated than the headlines suggest.

These resources scrutinise the claims made for decriminalisation, examine what the Portuguese experience really shows, and set out the case against it.

Decriminalisation

Evidence and argument examining drug decriminalisation, including a close look at the Portuguese model so often cited in its support.

• Refuting False Claims for Portugal and Decriminalisation
• What can we Learn from Portugal?
• Refuting Uniting Church Assertions on Decriminalisation
• The Argument Against Decriminalisation

Looking Past the Headlines

Claims about decriminalisation are frequently repeated without close examination of the underlying data. The analyses gathered here take that closer look and offer a counterweight to the prevailing narrative, in support of an evidence-based debate.