  Apparently, Lisbon police have found a new method of crowd control. In the United States, the prefered method is nightsticks and pepper spray (and who can forget the rubber bullets). Well, in Portugal, they are just getting the crowd stoned. The crowd just happens to be English soccer fans.
Frankly, their is no less behavied crowd then that. So, in an effort to mellow them out, they will not be harrased for smoking bud... in fact, it will be encouraged. Pot-smoking fans have been assured they will not be arrested, cautioned — or even have their drugs confiscated. “Alcohol makes fans fight. But cannabis smokers will be shaking hands and singing along together.” Here's a urlLink link to the story. 
