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Home 🌿 Recreational Marijuana News 🌿 Ireland: Most men think decriminalising drugs is a good idea – but women aren’t so sure 🌿Ireland: Most men think decriminalising drugs is a good idea – but women aren’t so sure
The government is considering decriminalising the possession of a small amount of drugs like heroin, cannabis and cocaine.
NEARLY HALF OF people in Ireland are against the proposal to no longer make it a criminal offence for a person to possess a small amount of drugs for personal use, according to a new poll.
However, there is significantly stronger backing for the idea among men with 51% favouring the decriminalisation idea compared to 35% of women.
The findings of the Claire Byrne Live/Amárach Research poll show that 43% of all people favour decriminalisation, while 46% are against it. Eleven per cent said they don’t know.
The poll indicates a general split amongst the public in their views on the proposal put forward by Drugs Minister Aodhán Ó Ríordáin this week.
In a speech in London this week, Ó Ríordáin said he favoured the decriminalisation model used in Portugal where, since 2001,...
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