Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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720. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of a product being sold as a legal alternative to cannabis hexahydrocannabinol (details supplied) and which is banned in many EU countries; the action he will take to ensure it is not on sale to teenagers under 18 years in vape shops across the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5671/25]

Erin McGreehan (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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782. To ask the Minister for Health the actions being taken to ban hexahydrocannabinol from being legally sold in Irish high street shops. [5957/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 720 and 782 together.

Hexahydrocannabinol (HHC) is a synthetic cannabinoid that is being used by people for recreational purposes. It is not currently a controlled drug under the Misuse of Drugs legislative framework. I am informed by Department officials that the required legislation to make HHC a Schedule 1 controlled drug, subject to the tightest legal control, has been drafted with the assistance of the Attorney General's Office and is expected to go to Government soon.