Irish Public to have say on legality of drugs
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The subscription service is currently unavailable. Please try again later.The Irish public is being invited to have a say in what is thought to be the country’s first official examination of the decriminalisation of drugs for personal use.
The Oireachtas Justice Committee is seeking submissions from people and organisations on alternatives to the current model of criminalisation. It comes on the back of a committee trip to Portugal, where a delegation studied its model of decriminalisation of the possession of drugs.
A report published by the Justice Committee on the Portuguese system said the approach “has not resulted in an increase in drug-taking nor has it resulted in Portugal becoming a destination for drug tourists”.
It said the Portuguese government and police had also told them:
The move by the committee, which is part of an overall inquiry into drug policy, marks another development into what has been a fringe political issue in Ireland until recently. The proposal moved...
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