Irish Lawmaker Gino Kenny Announces Plans To Push For Cannabis Legalization

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  While Irish cannabis laws haven’t ruined as many lives as bad pot laws in some other countries, they’re certainly positioned to get caught up with the times.  Kenny’s years of pressure on fellow Irish lawmakers led to the current five-year test run on medical cannabis. Looking forward to the debate ahead in 2021.” Kenny is known as a powerhouse in the push for legal medical cannabis in Ireland. Cannabis Laws In Ireland Under current drug laws in Ireland, if your first offense is just possession it can be an expensive slap on the wrist. Irish Law Enforcement officials, or Garda Síochána, reported in 2019 that they seized 462,482 grams of cannabis flower valued at €9,249,630.

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One of Europe’s most prominent pro-medical marijuana lawmakers announced he will be taking part in the fight to end the prohibition of marijuana in Ireland next year.

Since first being elected to Dáil Éireann, Gino Kenny has arguably been one of the top European champions of getting patients access to medical cannabis alongside Irish activists like Vera Twomey, whose mission to get cannabis for her daughter Ava (who suffers from Dravet syndrome) has made headlines in the past few years. Kenny’s years of pressure on fellow...

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