Already there are seven shops selling drugs in Portugal
The market for legal substances is expanding in the country who buy says it is safer than illegal street
"I bought tablets of LSD on the street and had a traumatic experience hallucinations and panic attacks for two days. Smartshops now only buy in, I'm afraid." Elsio of 24 years is a frequent customer of one of the seven stores that sell legal drugs in Portugal, mostly in London. Four of them opened doors this year.
"Here you know what to buy and know that it is safe, it also ensures a law student of 23 years, leaving the Magic Mushroom, Bairro Alto. The girl is not an assiduous customer of this store that offers legal drugs, many with similar effects to drugs prohibited by law, as is the case with ecstasy. "Just come on a holiday to buy a powder (35 euros per gram) similar to the MD (ecstasy), on the street costs about 55 euros. It is a little weaker, but it makes me stand and socialize all night" he explains.
Of the seven stores opened in the country, only three are outside Lisbon: one in Aveiro, Cascais and another one in Porto. To this should be added "soon" a new store group Magic Mushroom.
In the capital there is in Alfama and one in Santos and two in the Bairro Alto. In this area there are always customers coming and going. They look in the windows, and enter lurk. Some well know to come and not tarry. The less experienced are many questions and look for what suits them best. One customer, 30 years, enough of the bike, take a few minutes in the store and out: "I come just to buy something to smoke, but the street is stronger and cheaper," he assures.
Nunes Neto is one of four partners shop Santos, Freemind, which opened three weeks ago. "What's more demand are aphrodisiacs. A box of six tablets costs 45 euros," he says. The cheapest are the energetic substances, around 20 euros and calming cost about 35. Legal drugs - are herbs, powder or tablets - promise the same effects as illegal drugs such as hashish or ecstasy. Come to Portugal from the Netherlands, the USA and Canada
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