For decades governments have tried to win Australia’s illicit drug war by threatening users with heavy penalties like jail sentences, but has it worked?
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Portugal and the US offer contrasting lessons in what might unfold in Canberra when it decriminalises hard drugs, and police remain split on whether the plan will work.

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