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Illicit drug use in the Republic of Ireland & Northern Ireland has been growing since the mid-1970s. [citation needed] The use by young people of psychedelic drugs, including LSD and cannabis, was recognized at that time. Opiate abuse was uncommon until the 1980s, following events in the opium production centres of Afghanistan and Iran ...
The Misuse of Drugs Act 1977, [1] the Misuse of Drugs Act 1984, Misuse of Drugs Act 2015 [2] and the Criminal Justice (Psychoactive Substances) Act 2010 [3] are the acts of the Oireachtas regulating drugs in Ireland. The acts define the penalties for unlawful production, possession and supply of drugs.
Cannabis in Ireland is illegal for recreational purposes. Use for medical purposes requires case-by-case approval by the Minister for Health. [1] A bill to legalise medical uses of cannabis passed second reading in Dáil Éireann (lower house) in December 2016, [2] but was rejected by the Oireachtas Health Committee in 2017.
Variations of drug liberalization include drug legalization, drug relegalization, and drug decriminalization. [1] Proponents of drug liberalization may favor a regulatory regime for the production, marketing, and distribution of some or all currently illegal drugs in a manner analogous to that for alcohol , caffeine and tobacco .
The drugs were found on a Panamanian-registered vessel in a major joint agency operation off the south-east coast of Ireland. Cocaine haul worth 157 million euro is biggest drug seizure in Ireland ...
Drugs, in the context of prohibition, are any of a number of psychoactive substances whose use a government or religious body seeks to control. What constitutes a drug varies by century and belief system. What is a psychoactive substance is relatively well known to modern science. [3]
Decriminalizing drugs is a form of giving up “In short, the fight over decriminalization is a distraction — one typical of societies unable to manage their problems. …
Oregon's first-in-the-nation law that decriminalized the possession of small amounts of heroin, cocaine and other illicit drugs in favor of an emphasis on addiction treatment is facing strong ...