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Thursday, 15 May 2025

Photo of Paul LawlessPaul Lawless (Mayo, Aontú)
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324. To ask the Minister for Health the date for when legislation will classify hexahydrocannabinol, HHC, as a schedule 1 controlled drug under the misuse of drugs legislative framework, with a particular focus on its use in vaping and the risks of accessibility to minors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24971/25]

Photo of Jennifer Carroll MacNeillJennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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The Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2017 will be amended to include HHC as a Schedule 1 drug subject to the strictest levels of control. The required legislation consists of three separate statutory instruments.

While I cannot put a precise date on this I expect it to happen within the next weeks.

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