Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 5 April 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Cannabis for Medicinal Use Regulation Bill 2016: Discussion

1:30 pm

Photo of Gino KennyGino Kenny (Dublin Mid West, People Before Profit Alliance)
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There is a misconception that people are out to get stoned all the time but that is not the purpose of this. The THC and the CBD work in tandem. They are complementary and many reports show that they are very effective in combination.

I am not a smoker and I do not advocate smoking tobacco at all but if somebody gets pain relief from vaping outside work they should be allowed to do that. In most cases, vaping is prohibited in the workplace. This Bill is not perfect but we are putting it forward to try to bring it to the next stage where it can be amended and, hopefully, legislated for.

I may have missed a couple of questions.