Gino Kenny (Dublin Mid West, People Before Profit Alliance)
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I agree. The HSE and all the allied bodies reacted very quickly in terms of this substance that is out in the open and so forth. A lot of people have to be congratulated on that. I would like to speak about the proliferation of all drugs which evolve. For example, with cannabis at the moment there is a big issue with HHC. It is a semi-synthetic cannabinoid and there are a lot of concerns. I will say where I am coming from in relation to this. We are having this debate but I am more into regulation than deregulation. One of the major issues we have had in the last 55 years of criminalising people is the lack of a debate around regulation. I am talking about the regulation of all drugs. It is probably a minority view, but I think it is a debate we should have. What are Dr. Crowley's views on the proliferation of HHC, which is a semi-synthetic cannabinoid?