{"id":2106,"date":"2019-05-21T11:40:08","date_gmt":"2019-05-21T01:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/ireland-sleepwalking-into-liberal-cannabis-regime-warn-doctors\/"},"modified":"2025-11-12T21:00:34","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T10:00:34","slug":"ireland-sleepwalking-into-liberal-cannabis-regime-warn-doctors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/ireland-sleepwalking-into-liberal-cannabis-regime-warn-doctors\/","title":{"rendered":"Ireland \u2018sleepwalking\u2019 into liberal cannabis regime, warn doctors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Campaigners say medicinal cannabis being used as \u2018Trojan horse\u2019 towards legalisation. Ireland is \u201csleepwalking\u201d into the legalisation of cannabis on the back of a campaign of misinformation about the drug, according to doctors who have set up a new group to campaign against liberalisation.<\/p>\n<p>The initial 20 members of the&nbsp;<strong>Cannabis Risk Alliance<\/strong>&nbsp;include the head of the College of Psychiatrists, Dr&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/topics\/topics-7.1213540?article=true&amp;tag_person=John+Hillery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Hillery<\/a>, and former president of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/topics\/topics-7.1213540?article=true&amp;tag_organisation=Irish+Medical+Organisation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Irish Medical Organisation<\/a>&nbsp;Dr&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/topics\/topics-7.1213540?article=true&amp;tag_person=Ray+Walley\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ray Walley<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Criticising the \u201cone-sided debate\u201d on cannabis, the doctors say society has \u201ctaken its eye off the ball\u201d in relation to the harmful effects of the drug.<\/p>\n<p>In their practice, they say they are treating ever-growing numbers of patients suffering a range of side effects from abusing the drug.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/news\/health\/ireland-sleepwalking-into-liberal-cannabis-regime-warn-doctors-1.3897656\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">For complete story<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Campaigners say medicinal cannabis being used as \u2018Trojan horse\u2019 towards legalisation. Ireland is \u201csleepwalking\u201d into the legalisation of cannabis on the back of a campaign of misinformation about the drug, according to doctors who have set up a new group to campaign against liberalisation. 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