‘Dramatic shift’ to herbal cannabis

There has been a “dramatic shift” in the European cannabis market — including in Ireland — away from resin to herbal cannabis.

A major report, the first of its type, said Ireland was an “entry point” for the importation of cannabis resin into the British and European markets.

The 274-page research, conducted by the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, said the sharp rise in herbal cannabis cultivation across Europe was “increasingly associated with collateral damage such as violence and criminality”.