Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 11 July 2024
Committee on Drugs Use
Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation: Discussion (Resumed)
9:30 am
Mark Ward (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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I have a question for Dr. Ó Concubhair. We heard Deputy Stanton earlier speaking about unintended consequences that happened in British Columbia with the increase in public drug consumption and the impact that was having on the well-being and wider society. Are there any other unintended consequences that we should be concerned about, both positive and negative, if we were to move to decriminalisation in this State?