Ireland would have to engage with 'Taliban and narco-terrorists' in order to legalise drugs

Ireland 'would have to engage with countries where drugs are produced'. Picture: PA

Ireland would have to engage with "the Taliban and narco-terrorists” if the State was to legalise the use and supply of drugs, the Department of Justice has said.

The department’s top criminal policy chief, Ben Ryan, said Canada — which legalised the production and sale of cannabis in 2018 — is now re-examining the policy.