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...impact of legalization that might be undesirable is an increase in marijuana use, but the magnitude of this increase is likely to be modest. The repeal of alcohol prohibition in the U.S. produced about a 20 percent increase in use, while Portugal??€™s 2001 de facto legalization of marijuana did not cause any measurable increase; indeed, use was lower afterward. Across countries, use rates for marijuana show little connection to the strictness of the prohibition regime. The Netherlands has virtual legalization, for example, yet use rates do not greatly differ from those in the United States...

Author: By Jeffrey A. Miron | Title: Marijuana Legalization in California | 5/27/2010 | See Source »

Harvard Medical School announced Tuesday that it will launch a program later this month in conjunction with the Portuguese Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education to foster collaborative medical research and education and to develop infrastructure for health information sharing in Portugal. The program, which will involve Portugal??€™s seven major medical schools and various major biomedical research laboratories, represents the culmination of a two-year planning and discussion process initiated by the Portuguese government, according to Tomas Kirchhausen, an HMS cell biology professor and one of the architects of the program. One major goal...

Author: By Peter F. Zhu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: HMS Finds New Research Partner | 5/1/2009 | See Source »

Turned out Nichols was enjoying the sun in Portugal??€”but had neglected to inform his commander-in-chief. Will a court martial be next for this itinerant Iberian...

Author: By FM Staff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Gadfly | 5/5/2005 | See Source »

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