I was very happy to see your posts on the last blog issues (Robotics, Mesh, Neo-Evolution)!
Now, I'm on cloud 9, as my student Pamela (Philips-Healthcare) proposed this topic for blog discussion and sent 02 articles (see the links below) - one of them by our ex-president Fernando Henrique Cardoso - that bring controversial issues on drug decriminalization.
I also added a Youtube video talking about the Portugal case, clarifying the difference between Decriminalization and Legalization of Drugs.
Feel free to add any other article or video with more up-to-date information. Your contribution is always welcome!
1) Drugs in Portugal: Did Decriminalization Work? - by Maia Szalavitz (2009)
Portugal and the Results of Drug Decriminalization - video with Dr. Darryl S. Inaba (CNS Productions)
2) The war on drugs has failed. Now we need a more humane strategy - by Fernando Henrique Cardoso ( The Observer - Sep. 2009).
Really hope to continue seeing your active participation here!!
Best wishes of a great time...especially with the English language!
Flávia
