Cannabis report: Data shows it's the drug most commonly detected in roadside tests

Cited as the third most common main problem drug in Ireland, cannabis also accounts for 67% of all positive roadside drug tests

Garda Sergeant Shane Henry and actor Gavin Greene demonstrating the Drager Drug Test 5000 during a simulation to show how roadside drugs tests are conducted. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

In January, the Medical Bureau of Road Safety published its 2020 report, which showed that cannabis is the most common drug found in roadside testing.

The report said that, of the 2,151 positive cases, the prevalence of drugs detected by the DT5000 was as follows: