La ley para despenalizar las drogas en Irlanda podría llegar ‘a principios de 2019’

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La ley para despenalizar las drogas en Irlanda podría llegar ‘a principios de 2019’

2 enero 2018

El país también prevé establecer un centro de consumo más seguro para reducir los daños relacionados con el uso de drogas por vía intravenosa. Más información, en inglés, está disponible abajo.

By Kitty Holland

Legislation to decriminalise drugs, including heroin, cocaine and cannabis, for personal use could be enacted in early 2019, Minister of State for the National Drugs Strategy Catherine Byrne has indicated.

On Thursday, she appointed a working group to look at “alternative approaches to the possession of drugs for personal use”. It will have its first meeting on December 11th.

The group, to be chaired by retired judge Garret Sheehan, is expected to produce its first recommendations by May. Consultations with stakeholders will follow, after which final recommendations will be made “be the end of next year or early 2019” she said. Legislation is likely to follow.

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