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Does a HHC drug ban go far enough?

Today, Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill has classified Hexa-hydro-cannabinol, or HHC, as...

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15.48 29 Jul 2025


Does a HHC drug ban go far enough?


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Today, Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill has classified Hexa-hydro-cannabinol, or HHC, as an illegal substance.

This means that the import, export, production, possession, sale, and supply of products containing HHC is now illegal.

Does this ban go far enough? To discuss, guest host Mandy Johnston is joined by Dr Bobby Smyth, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and Addiction Specialist.


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