Criticising the “one-sided debate” on cannabis, the doctors say society has “taken its eye off the ball” in relation to the harmful effects of the drug. The group is critical of the “blurred boundaries” between debates on decriminalisation and legalisation of cannabis, and medicinal cannabis. Irish supplierMinister for Health Simon Harris is expected to bring proposals to regulate medicinal cannabis to Cabinet before the summer. Irish patients already have limited access to it for some conditions but have to source the product abroad; an Irish supplier is expected to be available shortly. The debate about medicinal cannabis has changed the attitude of politicians to the drug in recent years, according to psychiatrist Prof Mary Cannon.

Source: The Irish Times May 20, 2019 02:37 UTC