How the former 'heroin capital of Europe' decriminalised drugs | SBS Dateline

Portugal decriminalised drugs twenty years ago and went from the ‘heroin capital of Europe’ to a global leader in the war on drugs. What can Australia learn from Portugal's radical approach?
This episode first aired in 2021.
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