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Bederev v Ireland, [2016] IESC 34; [2016] 3 IR 1, [2016] 2 ILRM 340 [1] is an Irish Supreme Court case which overturned the Court of Appeal's decision that declared s 2 (2) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 unconstitutional on the grounds that it infringed on the exclusive authority of the Oireachtas to make legislation. The Court held that s 2(2 ...
The acts define the penalties for unlawful production, possession and supply of drugs. In 2015 the 1977 act was declared unconstitutional, immediately legalizing many drugs in Ireland including ecstasy, ketamine, and crystal meth. The situation lasted 24 hours before emergency legislation closing the loophole could take effect. [4]
A sentence being served in the administering state must be of the same legal nature as imposed in the sentencing state. Bederev v Ireland [2016] IESC 34; [2016] 3 IR 1; [2016] 2 ILRM 340 A government decision to expand the list of controlled drugs did not infringe on the authority of the Oireachtas: O'Farrell and Others v Governor of Portlaoise ...
In addition, the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act specifies additional regulatory requirements for controlled drugs and drug precursors. [18] In Ontario, the Drug and Pharmacies Regulation Act governs "any substance that is used in the diagnosis, treatment, mitigation or prevention of a disease...in humans, animals or fowl." [19]
The three treaties are complementary and mutually supportive. [1] They serve to maintain a classification system of controlled substances, including psychoactive drugs and plants, and chemical precursors, to ensure the regulated supply of those substances determined to be useful for medical and scientific purposes, and to otherwise prevent production, distribution and use, with some limited ...
Under the Misuse of Drugs Act in Singapore, methamphetamine is a Class A — Schedule I controlled drug. [27] Under the Section 17 of the Misuse of Drugs Act, any person who carries 250 or more grammes of the drug shall be presumed to possess them for the purpose of drug trafficking, [28] which is punishable by death. Unless authorized by the ...
Suspected cocaine worth 157 million euro found in Ireland’s biggest drug seizure. ... a senior member of the Irish police service said this is the largest drug seizure in the history of the State.
c. 46) (a UK act passed before the Free State's creation) and fulfilled the state's obligations under the 1925 revision of the International Opium Convention, which had added Indian hemp to the list of controlled substances, and which was ratified by the Free State in 1931. [6] [7] Cannabis use increased from the late 1960s. [8]