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09-10-2010, 01:09 AM #1OPMember
Ireland's health minster open to medical cannabis
Harney seeks opinions on medicinal cannabis - The Irish Times - Fri, Sep 10, 2010
MINISTER FOR Health Mary Harney has said she is open to making cannabis legal for medicinal purposes.
Ms Harney has sought legal advice on the effectiveness of the drug for the treatment of such conditions as multiple sclerosis and certain forms of cancer.
In a statement, the Department of Health and Children said it would make contact with relevant experts in the field with a view to making a recommendation to the Minister before the end of the year.
Ms Harney said in a parliamentary question last year that she did not propose a change in the law that would allow cannabis be used for medicinal purposes.
The department stressed there was ??no question? of the Minister legalising cannabis itself.
Medicinal cannabis campaigner Gordon McArdle met with Minister for Community Affairs Pat Carey yesterday evening to discuss the issue.
Mr Carey has overall responsibility for the Government??s drugs strategy, but a spokeswoman for the Minister said he was meeting Mr McArdle because he was a constituent. Mr McArdle said he was ??pleasantly surprised? at how open Ministers were to the idea of changing the law.
Mr McArdle maintains that the legalisation of medicinal cannabis would bring Ireland into line with the UK, Canada, Italy, Spain, Israel and 14 US states.
He said there ought to be a EU-wide approach to the problem, and a common strategy, and said he was not advocating the legalisation of cannabis in general, as that was a separate issue.
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Irish Cannabis News | FacebookD.U.M.B Reviewed by D.U.M.B on . Ireland's health minster open to medical cannabis Harney seeks opinions on medicinal cannabis - The Irish Times - Fri, Sep 10, 2010 MINISTER FOR Health Mary Harney has said she is open to making cannabis legal for medicinal purposes. Ms Harney has sought legal advice on the effectiveness of the drug for the treatment of such conditions as multiple sclerosis and certain forms of cancer. In a statement, the Department of Health and Children said it would make contact with relevant experts in the field with a view to making a Rating: 5
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09-14-2010, 10:23 PM #2Junior Member
Ireland's health minster open to medical cannabis
fuck shake people 86 view and NO replies does this not mean any ting to ye
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09-15-2010, 08:55 AM #3Senior Member
Ireland's health minster open to medical cannabis
i rarely come on here now, didnt even hear or see about this until now, it looks very positive, better than the usual "it will make you crazy"
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