Committee backs call for decriminalisation of drugs for personal use

The Joint Committee on Drugs Use was established to consider the recommendations in the report of the 2024 Citizens' Assembly on Drugs Use.

The committee report says that it is "clear in its direction: Ireland must move to a health-led approach" to drugs. File picture

Decriminalisation of drugs for personal use would not lead to an increase in consumption, an Oireachtas committee report is set to say.

The final report of the Committee on Drugs Use will be published on Wednesday.