Legalising or decriminalising cannabis is a very prominent and controversial issue in society wherever in you are in the world. It is often dealt with heavy criticism to what individuals would seem is the stereotypical view that all drugs are bad for you and have no benefit whatsoever.
Throughout this essay I will be examining the developments of the law on prohibition in various countries and within this jurisdiction in Ireland, and finally giving a conclusion on whether cannabis should be legalised or decriminalised in Ireland for both medicinal and recreational use
To begin with, I will start examining the United States of America as my first international country, examining its development on the law on prohibition of cannabis and
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However one of these customs turned out to be cannabis, which for them was used as medicine and as a relaxant. By the 1920’s marijuana had started to catch on. It became a recreational use and there was an increase in the amount of marijuana clubs known as tea pads. At the time it was allowed because there was no evidence for authorities to go on to show that there was any criminal or disturbing consequences for the community when an individual took marijuana, because it was not considered to be a social threat
During the 1930’s the head of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, Harry J. Anslinger had argued that there was an increase in the amount of people smoking marijuana leading to a narcotic addiction.
Although it was ruled unconstitutional later and replaced by the Controlled Substances Act of 1970, the Marijuana Tax Act 197 was introduced effectively banning the sale and use of marijuana.
The Controlled Substances Act in the 1970’s held that marijuana was classified as a Schedule I drug which follows the characteristics such as the substance has a high potential for abuse and that there has no currently accepted medical treatment use in the
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However that does not necessarily mean it is vital for Ireland to legalise for both medicinal and recreational use. It is important for us to compare our level of population with America to Irelands, in looking at, is there a need for Ireland to legalize marijuana or are we better off decriminalising it and having a controlled environment whereby it is allowed to smoke a limited amount of cannabis
And I believe for Ireland, to start off with it is better for our country to firstly decriminalize cannabis just for recreational use. And in time monitoring the situation in Ireland and how the population deals with decriminalising cannabis, that if it becomes essential for us that we should legalise cannabis for both medicinal and recreational use
A couple of example that shows a way in which Ireland could adapt is the Netherlands and Ecuador , whereby in the Netherlands it is illegal for transportation and selling of drugs, however allowing up to 5grams of marijuana is considered to be ok, a similar example can be seeing in Ecuador whereby having up to 10grams for personal use is