Drugs Ruling: Clarifying position on headshop substances
Stanislav Bederev was charged in April 2012 at Blanchardstown District Court with possession and intention to sell methylethcathinone. Prior to 2011, this was a legally available recreational drug usually sold in headshops. In 2011, regulations were passed by the Government under section 2(2) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 that added methylethcathinone and several other substances to the list of controlled substances under the act. Mr Bederev challenged his prosecution on the basis that section 2(2) was unconstitutional. He lost in the High Court last May, but successfully appealed to the Court of Appeal.
