Only criminals gain from drugs ban

A DISTURBING trend has emerged in relation to recreational drug use in Ireland and the State’s response to it.

Only criminals gain from drugs ban

It appears that a new hard-line approach has been adopted towards this issue.

The U-turn on caution rather than prosecution for cannabis possession and the prohibition of magic mushrooms represent a step backwards in that it will do little apart from criminalise otherwise law-abiding citizens. Both of these substances are natural; they are plants that grow in the ground.

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