James says cannabis helps ease the symptoms of his illness — but he's in constant fear of being caught and brought to court

Alicia Maher has been prescribed cannabis for her chronic conditions but can not get reimbursed on the medical card

The seizure was made in the Crooksling area of Brittas

Dublin-based consultant psychiatrist Bobby Smyth responded to the study by saying he sees on a weekly basis 'the destructive impact' cannabis has on young lives

A motorist who ploughed into pedestrians in Limerick City last year has been jailed for nine years with the final two years suspended, and also given a 15-year driving ban.

David Hogan (31) was working as an 'enforcer and a general dogs body' in order to pay off a drug debt he has amassed, the court heard

Gardaí conducted a search of premises in the Lorrha area and located a growhouse on the property.

The drugs were found during a search of an unaccompanied trailer that had arrived on a ferry from Cherbourg, France.

Counsel for Francis Kelly (33) said his client overdosed in 2020, two years after these offences, adding that it was "a watershed moment for him"

You shouldn't have to shepherd kids away from merry cannabis smokes in the middle of town — children are as entitled to the freedom of the city as everybody else without experiencing a contact high

The Cannabis Risk Network views the current sanction of imprisonment for personal drug use to be “excessive and unreasonable”

Two men are being questioned following the planned operation

Darragh Kelly was caught by gardaí with two bags of cannabis with an estimated street value of €9,804

Approximately 6.5kg of cannabis herb was located with an estimated street value of €127,000

Glen Stankard (26) was the driver of a van containing over €496,300 worth of cannabis which was spotted during a Garda surveillance operation

Gardaí made a series of raids across Dublin on Wednesday and Thursday targeting international drug trafficking networks.

Accused was stopped at a checkpoint on the M8 at Killydonoghue in Glanmire on Tuesday March 23, 2021, court heard

The effects of synthetic cannabinoids will be much stronger than that of cannabis, the HSeE has warned.

The father used cannabis to medicate for a serious medical condition despite his own doctor not recommending he do so

Businessman operates two coffee shops and retail businesses in Clonmel, Co Tipperary, and Dungarvan, Co Waterford, called 'Re-Leaf', that specialise in the sale of hemp-related products, and items that contain cannabinol derivatives

Fourth-quarter revenue beat estimates with a 37.4% jump

She argues the absolute ban on THC fails to take account of up-to-date research done on such items, and impacts on EU trading rights

Gardaí described it as part of an ongoing operation targeting the transportation of controlled drugs into Midleton via public transport

Malta has decriminalised the possession and cultivation of cannabis for personal use by adults, and took steps to set up what could become Europe’s first cannabis regulatory authority.

The judge deferred the 16-month jail sentence on condition that he pay a fine, do voluntary work and keep the peace

When interviewed by gardaí, the accused “kept saying what he had was a natural herb”

The young person has just turned 18 but all-bar-one of the offences to which he pleaded guilty before Macroom District Court took place when he was a minor

After the offence in 2017, the accused went to the UK but was brought back on foot of a European arrest warrant

The judge sentenced him to 90 days in prison for cultivation but suspended it on conditions including that he stay off drugs

Gda Riordan told the court that he saw the accused throwing away a green bag while chasing him and the colour of the bag “stood out".

With drugs convictions starting from 2012, and on hearing that she is trying to wean herself off them, the judge said: “she is a long time at the weaning”.

There have been numerous hospitalisations resulting from products purporting to contain an active ingredient of cannabis, but instead contain 'a completely different synthetically produced substance'.

The product is CannEpil oral solution which contains both tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) a psychoactive derivative of cannabis, and cannabidiol (CBD)

€42,500 worth of drug found in two searches in Cork and Waterford as part of an ongoing operation 

UK-based woman was given prescription when her ADHD symptoms became unmanageable during pandemic

Gardaí discovered the drug in pallets of courgettes and hot chillis 

A 50-year-old Passage West man was charged with having cannabis for sale or supply in the area over two years ago.

Campaigner vows to continue his civil disobedience campaign as gardaí remove 'suspected cannabis plants'

Local musicians are set to play at the peaceful protest, which the organiser hopes will give "Cork’s diverse cannabis community a chance to meet and to stand up for ourselves".

Gardaí discovered 39 cannabis plants, with a combined value of €7,800, in a greenhouse

'It’s not if Ireland accepts cannabis, it’s when'

Campaigner returns to place nine cannabis plants near garda station just days after the first six were uprooted

The package of cannabis was delivered to a house in Banduff in a controlled delivery by gardaí and customs officers

The accused has pleaded guilty to having €2,000 worth of cannabis for sale or supply in Bandon