Election 2024: Taoiseach 'can't commit' to decriminalising cannabis 

Simon Harris said it is a 'complex issue'
Election 2024: Taoiseach 'can't commit' to decriminalising cannabis 

Taoiseach Simon Harris said he stops 'at the health-led approach to addiction rather than going to the next level'. Picture: Niall Carson/PA Wire

Fine Gael will not sign up to a programme for Government that includes a Fianna Fáil pledge to decriminalise cannabis, the Taoiseach has said.

Simon Harris has indicated that he wants a coalition with Fianna Fáil and Labour after Friday's vote and is asking the public to support these parties to ensure a strong government is formed quickly.

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