Ireland to Consider Legalizing Cannabis
Mon / Nov 28th
Ireland is the latest EU country to consider adult-use cannabis reforms following the introduction of a legalization proposal by People Before Profit MP Gino Kenny.
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Cannabis in Ireland is legal for medical use on a ‘case by case’ basis, adult-use is illegal. Activists and politicians have been working towards a legal cannabis system since 2011. Currently, the administration is considering decriminalization. Irish cannabis news & policy updates are featured below:
Ireland’s Cannabis Possession Charges Drop Nearly 50% Following Criminal Reforms
Tue / Jan 4th
Ireland has seen a nearly 50% drop in cannabis possession charges and summonses following recent criminal justice reforms.
Activist Planted Cannabis Plants at Cork, Ireland City Hall
Fri / Jul 23rd
Police in Cork, Ireland have removed six cannabis plants that were placed outside of the City Hall by a pro-cannabis activist to draw attention to a cannabis patient who moved to Spain for access to medical cannabis.
Ireland Approves International Shipments for Medical Cannabis Patients
Tue / Dec 15th
Irish medical cannabis patients no longer have to travel to The Netherlands to purchase their medicine after officials made permanent a pandemic-response service that lets patients order medical cannabis products from Dutch cannabis firms.
Ireland Legalizes Medical Cannabis
Wed / Jun 26th
Ireland has established a five-year pilot program for medical cannabis access, two years after the health minister first announced the program.
Irish Health Committee Rejects MMJ Bill
Thu / Jul 13th
An Irish Parliamentary committee has rejected a bill to legalize medical cannabis on the grounds that the measure was “too… Read More
Northern Ireland Boy First in UK to Receive NHS MMJ Prescription
Thu / Apr 20th
An 11-year-old boy from Northern Ireland who suffers from a severe form of epilepsy is the first person in the… Read More
Ireland HPRA Makes Recommendations for MMJ Access
Wed / Mar 8th
Ireland’s Health Products Regulatory Agency has recommended medical cannabis under a five-year pilot program that would allow access for patients… Read More
Ireland Health Agency Working Group Releases MMJ Recommendations
Fri / Feb 10th
Ireland’s Health Products Regulatory Authority working group has released a report outlining its recommendations for medical cannabis access in the… Read More
Irish GPs Support MMJ Use but Not Decriminalization
Mon / Jan 30th
The majority of Irish general practitioners support the legalization of cannabis for medicinal use, but do not support the decriminalization… Read More
Ireland Health Committee MMJ Plan Would Provide Some CBD Products for Free
Fri / Jan 27th
Ireland’s legislative Health Committee has issued its recommendations for a medical cannabis regime that would see certain products made available… Read More
Ireland’s Lower Parliament Passes MMJ Bill, Legalization Expected by Easter
Fri / Dec 2nd
Ireland’s lower house of Parliament has passed the medical cannabis bill and advocates expect it will pass the upper house… Read More
Ireland’s Lower House Expected to Pass MMJ Law
Wed / Nov 30th
The lower house of Ireland’s legislature is expected to pass a medical cannabis bill, which would regulate the sale, labeling,… Read More
Irish Health Minister Asks for MMJ Review, Mulling Legislation
Thu / Nov 10th
Irish Health Minister Simon Harris has requested a report on medicinal cannabis from the Health Products Regulatory Agency, promising to… Read More
Ireland’s GreenLight Medicines Partners with Ulster University for Arthritis Study
Wed / Nov 2nd
A study in Ireland is underway by Ulster University and GreenLight Medicines which aims to determine the effectiveness of cannabis… Read More
Irish Cannabis Medicine Research Firm Secures $550,000 in Investments
Tue / Sep 20th
Ireland’s GreenLight Medicines, a pharmaceutical start-up seeking to develop “breakthrough medicines” using cannabis extracts, has secured more than $550,000 in… Read More
MMJ Legislation Introduced in Ireland
Fri / Jul 22nd
Medical cannabis legislation has been introduced in Ireland’s lower house of Parliament, the Irish Times reports. The legislation would create… Read More
Ireland to Consider Cannabis Decriminalization
Tue / Apr 28th
Ireland’s new Minister of State with Responsibility for the Drug Strategy has stated that he is willing to examine the… Read More