Many more cases similar to Adrianne St Clair’s have passed through the Irish criminal justice system largely unnoticed – or are yet to be finalised in court – in the past two years as the Irish cannabis market has been turned on its head. In those three countries the drug has been legalised – for sale and, crucially, cultivation – or the laws banning cannabis have been relaxed. There has also been a major uptick in the supply of cannabis to the Irish market from Canada and Thailand. Compared to the European cannabis wholesale market, imported cannabis from the US, Canada and Thailand cost “half the price”. Other European countries are having the same issues,” said Boland.

Source: The Irish Times January 18, 2026 04:31 UTC