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Criminalising cannabis 'simply doesn't work' - People Before Profit TD

For more on this, Kieran was joined by Gino Kenny, Public Before Profit TD, and Dr Bobby Smyth, consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist and addiction specialist...

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16.40 20 Apr 2022


Criminalising cannabis 'simply doesn't work' - People Before Profit TD


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Legalising recreational cannabis lowers the demand for prescription drugs. So says a new study from Cornell University in the United States.  

So, could legalised cannabis help combat opioid addictions? And is it time we considered such a move here in Ireland?

For more on this, Kieran was joined by Gino Kenny, Public Before Profit TD, and Dr Bobby Smyth, consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist and addiction specialist...

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