Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 13 June 2024
Committee on Drugs Use
Citizens' Assembly on Drugs Use: Discussion
9:30 am
Mr. Cathal O'Regan:
The starting point here is that there are two very distinct versions of decriminalisation. One is the 100% decriminalisation, which we heard legal experts explain at the citizens' assembly is tantamount or equivalent to legalising possession. In that situation there would be no role for any authorities-----