Government to defer decriminalising cannabis bill for nine months 

People Before Profit TD for Dublin Mid-West Gino Kenny will bring forward a bill on Wednesday. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins Photos

The Government is to defer a bill which would see cannabis decriminalised for personal use for nine months.

People Before Profit TD for Dublin Mid-West Gino Kenny will bring forward a bill on Wednesday which would allow a person to possess up to 7g of cannabis herb, or 2.5g of cannabis resin. However, Health Minister Stephen Donnelly on Tuesday got Cabinet commitment for a nine-month timed amendment to be put on the bill in Wednesday night's votes.