Cannabis caution: Gardaí, DPP consider extending softer sanctions to other drugs 

The Garda Commissioner and the DPP are considering extending this week’s announcement of softer sanctions for cannabis possession to other drugs, it has emerged. Picture: Getty

The Garda Commissioner and the DPP are considering extending this week’s landmark announcement of softer sanctions for cannabis possession to other drugs, it has emerged.

Garda HQ stated on Wednesday that gardaí will now be able to caution, rather than charge, people caught in possession of cannabis for their own personal use.