Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 12 July 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Sanctions for the Possession of Certain Amounts of Drugs for Personal Use: Discussion

Dr. Nuno Capaz:

Possession is also forbidden; it is just not criminalised. No criminal sanctions will be applied to a person if it is possession for personal usage, but there are sanctions. The list of sanctions is exactly the same as a driving offence.