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Misuse of Drugs (Cannabis Regulation) Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (31 Jan 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after "That" and substitute the following: "Dáil Éireann resolves that the Misuse of Drugs (Cannabis Regulation) Bill 2022 be deemed to be read a second time this day nine months, so as to allow sufficient time for the report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs to be considered by the Oireachtas.". I welcome the opportunity...

Misuse of Drugs (Cannabis Regulation) Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (31 Jan 2024)

Paul Murphy: ...the can down the road and not do it. Third, there is the rhetoric. It is interesting, and it is a sign of the pressure the Government is under, that for the past two years or so, if you ask about drugs in this Chamber, the Government will say it is in favour of a health-led approach. It has got the idea that that is the language to use, but there is no aspect of a health-led approach...

Misuse of Drugs (Cannabis Regulation) Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (31 Jan 2024)

Misuse of Drugs (Cannabis Regulation) Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (31 Jan 2024)

Gino Kenny: ...great commitment on this issue. This debate has gone on for decades. In my living memory, the default position of the State has always been to continue to criminalise and incarcerate people for drug use. Whatever one believes as to the moral and ethical issues around drug use, we have had six decades of this. Ireland has one of the highest drug-related death rates in Europe. Our...