[Oireachtas] Dail Eireann debate. Cannabis Regulation: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]. (06 Nov 2013)
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The following motion was moved by Deputy Luke 'Ming' Flanagan on Tuesday, 5 November 2013:
That Dáil Éireann calls on the Government to introduce legislation to regulate the cultivation, sale and possession of cannabis and cannabis products in Ireland.
Debate resumed on amendment No. 1:
To delete all words after “Dáil Éireann” and substitute the following:
“acknowledges that the cultivation, sale and possession of cannabis and cannabis products in Ireland is regulated under the Misuse of Drugs Acts 1977 and 1984;
recognises the body of clinical evidence which demonstrates that cannabis misuse is detrimental to health;
notes the significant physical and mental health risks associated with long-term or heavy use of cannabis and usage in young people;
recognises that legalisation of cannabis, which is known to be a "gateway drug", would potentially lead to increased levels of experimentation with drugs by young people;
notes that cannabis is subject to international controls in the 1961 United Nations Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs and the 1971 United Nations Convention on Psychotropic Substances and Ireland is a party to these international conventions;
recognises that leniency in cannabis control could endanger the overall international effort against drugs; and
supports the Government in its determination to maintain strict legal controls on cannabis and cannabis products in Ireland.”
-(Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy Alex White).
supports the Government in its determination to maintain strict legal controls on cannabis and cannabis products in Ireland.”
-(Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy Alex White).
[To read the whole debate and vote, click on the link above]
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6 November 2013
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VA Geographic area > Europe > Ireland
MM-MO Crime and law > Substance use laws > Drug laws
MP-MR Policy, planning, economics, work and social services > Policy > Policy on substance use > Drug decriminalisation or legalisation policy
B Substances > Cannabis / Marijuana
L Social psychology and related concepts > Legal availability or accessibility
MM-MO Crime and law > Substance use laws > Drug laws
MP-MR Policy, planning, economics, work and social services > Policy > Policy on substance use > Drug decriminalisation or legalisation policy
B Substances > Cannabis / Marijuana
L Social psychology and related concepts > Legal availability or accessibility
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