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Medical: Legal Recreational: Decriminalized. In 2001, in one of the most progressive social moves surrounding drug usage, Portugal decriminalized all drugs, weed included. Because recreational use has been decriminalized, however, if found with 20g or less of flower, you will not face criminal charges. .
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