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Ireland Has Only Approved 53 Patients For Medical Cannabis In Recent Years

Hazel Norman — Wed, 27 Mar 2024 19:43:59 +0000

Ireland adopted a medical cannabis policy reform measure back in 2019, however, it took many years for patients to be permitted to safely access medical cannabis therapeutics in the European country. Medical cannabis policy modernization efforts have spread across the globe in recent decades, with many countries adopting medical cannabis policies and regulations that are […]

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Why Is Cannabis Reform So Hard To Achieve In Ireland?

Hazel Norman — Thu, 08 Feb 2024 03:07:22 +0000

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. As we have learned via Germany’s legalization effort, members of the European Union are not permitted to legalize nationwide adult-use cannabis sales, however, member nations can […]

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First Legal Medical Cannabis Clinic Opens In Ireland

Hazel Norman — Mon, 20 Nov 2023 00:23:07 +0000

Medical cannabis may be commonly found in various parts of the world now, however, in Ireland, medical cannabis policy modernization efforts have taken considerably longer to become a reality. Back in June 2019, Ireland’s Minister for Health signed a measure that permitted the operation of the Medical Cannabis Access Programme on a pilot basis for […]

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Why Is Ireland’s Chief Medical Officer Concerned About Cannabis Usage Rates?

Hazel Norman — Tue, 10 Oct 2023 03:27:00 +0000

Ireland is a cannabis prohibition nation. Not only is adult-use cannabis prohibited in Ireland, but medical cannabis is also technically prohibited in Ireland. There is a program in Ireland in which a limited number of medical cannabis patients are permitted to travel to the Netherlands for medical cannabis treatments. As of July 2020, only 30 […]

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Ireland Labour Leader Calls For Legal Cannabis Sales At Festivals

Hazel Norman — Sat, 01 Apr 2023 16:07:58 +0000

Social cannabis use reform is in many ways the next frontier for activism efforts around the globe. In many jurisdictions cannabis possession, cultivation, and distribution laws still need to be fixed to be sure. However, in a growing number of jurisdictions social use reform is either being explored as part of larger reform efforts, or […]

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New Report In Ireland Recommends Considering Cannabis Legalization

Hazel Norman — Sat, 17 Dec 2022 19:58:56 +0000

Ireland’s Oireachtas Justice Committee is recommending that the government consider legalizing cannabis for adult-use, in addition to wider drug policy reforms. According to its website, the Oireachtas Justice Committee “shadows the Department of Justice and considers policy in the fields of justice, security and the rule of law to ensure that Irish society is safe, […]

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Limited Legalization Measure Introduced In Ireland

Frank Schuler — Tue, 29 Nov 2022 00:49:11 +0000

People Before Profit TD Gino Kenny has formally filed an adult-use legalization measure that would legalize cannabis possession for people 18 years old or older in Ireland. The long-anticipated measure was introduced late last week, and if passed into law, would legalize the personal possession of up to seven grams of cannabis flower and 2.5 […]

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Ireland To See ‘Steppingstone’ Cannabis Reform Measure Introduced

Hazel Norman — Mon, 21 Nov 2022 21:37:18 +0000

A bill that would legalize the personal use of cannabis in Ireland was expected to be introduced last summer, however, that did not happen. People Before Profit TD Gino Kenny, who has long advocated for cannabis public policy reform in Ireland, is expected to finally introduce the measure in the coming days. The Misuse of […]

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Limited Legalization Bill Expected To Be Introduced In Ireland

Hazel Norman — Mon, 14 Nov 2022 20:08:23 +0000

Cannabis is illegal for adult-use purposes in Ireland, although, there is a distinction in Ireland’s current law that provides for a different penalty path for personal possession versus selling unregulated cannabis, with personal possession often resulting in a fine versus jail time for selling unregulated cannabis. The binding law, the Misuse of Drugs Acts, provides […]

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Ireland’s Transport Minister: No Cannabis Legalization In 2021

Johnny Green — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 16:44:48 +0000

In many ways 2020 was one of the worst years of all time, yet, from a purely cannabis reform and industry standpoint, 2020 was a solid year by many measures. Last year had one very big disappointment in the form of an unsuccessful vote in New Zealand, where voters shot down a nationwide cannabis legalization […]

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