Ireland

Optimism Despite Delays: Ireland’s Journey Toward Cannabis Decriminalisation

16/02/2024 BEN STEVENS

The Irish Government has approved the establishment of an Oireachtas committee to examine the Citizens’ Assembly recommendations for the decriminalisation of drug use ‘as quickly as possible’.

Why Is Cannabis Reform So Hard To Achieve In Ireland?

07/02/2024 Hazel Norman

Back in December 2022, Ireland’s Oireachtas Justice Committee issued a report in which it recommended that Ireland consider legalizing cannabis for adult use to help combat the unregulated market.

Ireland’s Government Proposes Nine-Month Delay On Marijuana Legalization Bill Vote, Calling For Spec

30/01/2024 Kyle Jaeger

The Irish government is proposing to delay a vote on advancing a bill to legalize marijuana possession by nine months, asserting that the issue requires consideration by a special committee.

Ireland’s Health Research Board Publishes Findings on Medical Cannabis

25/01/2024 BEN STEVENS

Ireland’s Health Research Board (HRB) has published the findings from its review of evidence for the safety and efficacy of prescribed medicinal cannabis.

Ireland’s First Cannabis Clinic Opens Four Years After Medical Program Launches

06/11/2023 KEEGAN WILLIAMS

Despite the fact that Ireland legalized medicinal cannabis in June 2019, the country had yet to open a medical clinic centering the needs of prospective patients… until now.

GREEN LIGHT? Major new cannabis law shake-up plans to be debated in Dail ahead of vote with ‘impossi

29/02/2024 Adam Higgins

The Dail will debate People Before Profit TD Gino Kenny’s Bill which seeks to decriminalise a small amount of cannabis for personal use