Catherine Conlon: Cannabis and public health — legalisation is not the answer
The Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs Use should prioritise the critical and evidence-based interventions supporting prevention and treatment
Although it has yet to be definitively proved, studies have shown a correlation between the degree of cannabis exposure in earlier life and the risk of schizophrenia in later life.
As the Citizens' Assembly on Drugs Use continues its deliberations on Irish drug laws and policies, the Garda Assistant Commissioner Justin Kelly recently told the Irish Examiner that the ‘full picture’ of the consequences of decriminalising drug use or supply should be considered.
The head of Organised and Serious Crime and the Garda’s top drug officer warned that open use will ‘surge’ if Ireland decides to liberalise its laws.
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