Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 9 July 2024

Committee on Drugs Use

Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation of Drugs: Discussion (Resumed)

7:00 pm

Photo of Lynn RuaneLynn Ruane (Independent)
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In practice, I know that Canada has a combination of civil and common law and I would have to compare our drugs Act here with how it would apply in British Columbia, but if the legislation were not an issue, what would be the ideal scenario from a policing perspective? Is it just that open-air use would be regulated in the same way as, say, the alcohol industry, rather than the rowing back in the situation Ms Wilson is talking about? That does not seem to be a preferred option either, but it seems that was something of a legal cul-de-sac.