MP’S VOTE OK TO SMOKE JOINTS AND PLANT CANNABIS IN PORTUGAL!

Left Bloc believes that the conditions are met for approval and change the law. Legalization is part of the party's commitment since it was created

As depend on the Left Bloc (BE), 2016 will be the year of decriminalization of cannabis in Portugal. "It's a commitment that we have. We want to be the year of legalization, and we believe that we have all the conditions to do," says Moisés Ferreira, deputy BE, which argues that legalization brings more security and away from trafficking networks. The issue has not been discussed with PS or PCP, but will, in order to "sensitize" them to this path. "There was an evolution of other parties since we introduced the first proposal. In the last vote PS abstained and some deputies voted for. We Reinforced conditions for approval and the improvement of the current legislation. The CFP has also made an evolution in this issue, "he says. The proposal will undergo personal cultivation to ten plants and amounts cannot exceed the average consumption for 30 days.

The BE also wants to present during the legislature a proposal to create assisted consumption rooms. "It has not been designed to detail. We must ensure that consumers of hard drugs hygiene and public health. These centers can contribute to security and to the transition to rehabilitation," says Moisés Ferreira.

John Goulão, president of Intervention Service in behavior additives and the Dependencies, advocates caution regarding the legalization of cannabis. "It's a matter of taking whether or not to return to the citizen allegedly informed the ability to make choices or the State must try to protect it from the consumption of harmful substances. The countries of Latin America that have made the jump have a legal problem with trafficking networks. We have time to see the results of these tests; at least we should wait five years. "

The assisted consumption rooms - approved in 2000 - did not advance because the street teams were able to reach consumers. Although the idea is not abandoned, hardly SICAD advance on its own initiative since the project requires a local diagnosis of the teams on the ground who went to the regional health authorities. If so, they are "available to patronize and make contacts." For this reason it seems - you unlikely to support a proposal for a party. Last year 8843 people were assisted in deterring commissions for drug addiction, of which 801 were dependent and almost all was for treatment. Non-dependent 5417, 2747 were sent to support structures. "It was the greatest originality of our law" because "bet on the diagnosis and to facilitate access to health services."

I will be surprised if they change the law!