Citizens Assembly backs 'comprehensive health-led' approach in drug possession cases

The assembly agreed by some distance that a “hybrid” legal approach to drugs was needed, with different legal options for four different categories of drugs. Picture: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie

The Citizens' Assembly on Drugs has recommended a "comprehensive health-led" approach — involving some form of decriminalisation — for possession of all drugs for personal use.

The vote was “extremely tight” for cannabis, where the split between a comprehensive health-led approach and outright legalisation, was only split by one vote (39 members to 38 members).