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# cannabis - Sunday 20 May, 2012

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No clear timeline for approval of cannabis-based painkiller in Ireland

Sun, 10:30 AM 3,005 Views 27 Comments

The oral spray Sativex is already available in the UK and preparing to launch in other EU states as a pain treatment for MS patients.

# cannabis - Wednesday 16 May, 2012

Smuggling

Oil laundering plant, cigarettes and smuggled fuel seized by Customs

16/05/12 3,276 Views 14 Comments

Seizures were made in three separate operations today by the Revenue’s Customs Service.

# cannabis - Sunday 13 May, 2012

Drugs

Man arrested after cannabis seizure in Co Waterford

13/05/12 1,953 Views 28 Comments

Drugs worth an estimated €80,000 were recovered from an house in Tallow; a man is being held at Dungarvan.

9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Sunday

13/05/12 3,661 Views 21 Comments

Nine things you need to know this morning…

# cannabis - Thursday 10 May, 2012

Drugs

Man arrested over €300,000 cannabis seizure

10/05/12 3,429 Views 17 Comments

Gardaí discovered a ‘grow house’ while raiding a home in Kilkenny.

# cannabis - Tuesday 8 May, 2012

Health

Cannabis use by adolescents hits brain areas associated with schizophrenia

08/05/12 4,491 Views 99 Comments

Research at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland found that cannabis use makes physical changes to parts of the brain when smoked by adolescents.

# cannabis - Wednesday 2 May, 2012

Seizure

Gardaí make multi-million euro cannabis seizure in Kilkenny

02/05/12 5,521 Views 51 Comments

Cannabis plants and herbal cannabis with a combined estimated street value of €3 million (subject to analysis) were seized, Gardaísay.

# cannabis - Tuesday 1 May, 2012

Cannabis

Ban on tourists buying cannabis officially begins in Netherlands

01/05/12 6,379 Views 31 Comments

But many coffee shops have already revealed plans to flout the legal measures.

# cannabis - Monday 30 April, 2012

Drugs

Two charged over cannabis seizure in Meath

30/04/12 1,774 Views 12 Comments

The two men will appear before Navan District Court this morning.

# cannabis - Saturday 28 April, 2012

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Poll: Should tourists be allowed to buy cannabis in the Netherlands?

28/04/12 5,449 Views 96 Comments

New laws will stop tourists from buying marijuana – is this the right move?

Netherlands

Dutch uphold ban on foreigners buying cannabis

28/04/12 4,274 Views 37 Comments

A Dutch judge has upheld a government plan to ban foreign tourists from buying marijuana by introducing a “weed pass” available only to Dutch citizens and permanent residents.

# cannabis - Friday 27 April, 2012

Netherlands

Netherlands to decide today on café ban for foreigners

27/04/12 6,796 Views 63 Comments

Under the ban, foreigners will not be able to access the country’s cannabis cafés.

# cannabis - Thursday 26 April, 2012

Drugs

Taking new illicit drugs is like playing ‘a dangerous game of roulette’

26/04/12 2,531 Views 7 Comments

European Monitoring Centre says that 49 new drugs were discovered in the EU last year.

# cannabis - Saturday 21 April, 2012

Seized

Revenue seizes 8kg of cannabis at Rosslare

21/04/12 1,935 Views 15 Comments

A man in his 20s has been arrested.

# cannabis - Saturday 14 April, 2012

Seizure

Customs Seize €120,000 of cannabis in Drumcondra

14/04/12 2,999 Views 13 Comments

Two South African males in their mid-forties were arrested and are being detained at Ballymun Garda Station.

# cannabis - Wednesday 11 April, 2012

Spain

Spanish town fails to reach vote threshold to grow cannabis

11/04/12 2,642 Views 12 Comments

The majority of residents in a small Spanish village last night voted in favour of growing cannabis to pay off municipal debt – but not the 75 per cent needed.

# cannabis - Tuesday 10 April, 2012

Debt Crisis

Spain village votes on growing cannabis to pay off debt

10/04/12 6,208 Views 33 Comments

The town of Rasquera, with a population of 960 people, will decide on whether to lease land to cannabis-growers in order to pay off debts.

# cannabis - Saturday 7 April, 2012

Daily Fix

The Daily Fix: Saturday

07/04/12 6,085 Views 9 Comments

All the biggest news stories from the day, as well as any of the bits and pieces you may have missed.

Drugs

Four due for court after €650,000 worth of cannabis seized in Carlow

07/04/12 5,261 Views 21 Comments

Gardaí arrested the four men on the outskirts of Carlow Town last night.

# cannabis - Friday 6 April, 2012

Drugs

Gardaí seize cannabis worth €80k in Longford

06/04/12 3,645 Views 28 Comments

A man in his 20s was arrested and later released after gardaí searched the house in Ballinamuck.

# cannabis - Saturday 31 March, 2012

Drugs

Two arrested as €6.5m worth of drugs hidden in frozen meat seized

31/03/12 3,161 Views 27 Comments

The seizure was part of an operation carried out by officers from Revenue’s Customs Service and Gardaí.

# cannabis - Friday 30 March, 2012

Drugs

Gardaí seize €60,000 worth of cannabis

30/03/12 2,833 Views 32 Comments

The investigation into the cultivation, sale and supply of cannabis in the Waterford area continues.

# cannabis - Friday 23 March, 2012

Daily Fix

The Daily Fix: Friday

23/03/12 3,810 Views No Comments

Your essential news round-up of the day’s biggest stories, plus bits and pieces you may have missed along the way.

New Zealand

Police in New Zealand seize cannabis vending machine

23/03/12 4,050 Views 14 Comments

Police seized a vending machine in an Auckland warehouse that was being used to distribute cannabis.

# cannabis - Wednesday 21 March, 2012

Drugs

Gardaí seize cannabis worth €500k in Cavan

21/03/12 2,978 Views 33 Comments

The plants were seized following a search at a house in Cavan yesterday afternoon. No arrests have been made.

# cannabis - Friday 16 March, 2012

Seizure

Two arrested over Dublin €1m drugs seizure

16/03/12 1,511 Views 4 Comments

Herbal cannabis and 10,000 tablets suspected of being a controlled substance were seized at a house at Rathcoole, Co Dublin, yesterday.

# cannabis - Thursday 15 March, 2012

Cannabis

Three due in court over Co Cork cannabis cultivation

15/03/12 3,264 Views 13 Comments

A large number of cannabis plants were discovered by Gardaí at an industrial premises in Youghal earlier this week.

# cannabis - Tuesday 13 March, 2012

Drugs

Three arrested over Youghal cannabis cultivation operation

13/03/12 1,833 Views 7 Comments

Gardaí say they discovered a large quantity of cannabis plants at an industrial estate in Springfield last night.

# cannabis - Saturday 10 March, 2012

Drugs

Update: Man arrested after €500,000 drug seizure

10/03/12 3,470 Views 9 Comments

Crack cocaine, ecstasy and a large quantity of cash were discovered when gardaí raided a house in Finglas last night.

# cannabis - Thursday 8 March, 2012

Arrests

Gardaí seize shotguns and cocaine at house in Castleknock

08/03/12 2,480 Views 18 Comments

Two men have been arrested after gardaí searched a house in Dublin as part of an ongoing investigation into drug operations in Blanchardstown.

9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Thursday

08/03/12 4,497 Views No Comments

Nine things you should know this more, including: Occupy Dame St dismantled; bodies found in Dundalk; Syrian minister joins revolution.

Drugs

Skibbereen fire revealed cannabis plants worth €200,000

08/03/12 2,657 Views 7 Comments

The fire broke out in a premises on Skibbereen’s Main St yesterday – and when it was put out, the plants were discovered.

# cannabis - Saturday 25 February, 2012

Drugs

One man arrested in Dublin drugs seizure

25/02/12 2,448 Views 9 Comments

Gardaí have seized 300 cannabis plants from a house in Clondalkin.

# cannabis - Thursday 23 February, 2012

Drugs

Man arrested after drugs worth €400k seized in Ennis

23/02/12 1,770 Views 12 Comments

Gardaí seized cannabis herb and resin with an estimated street value of €400,000 in Ennis last night.

# cannabis - Wednesday 8 February, 2012

Drugs Seizure

Man arrested as gardaí seize cannabis plants worth €800k in Kildare

08/02/12 2,308 Views 16 Comments

An operation was carried out in Kilcullen earlier today.

Drugs Seizure

Four arrests and €840k worth of cannabis seized in Dublin

08/02/12 1,676 Views 23 Comments

Cannabis plants and herbal cannabis was seized at an industrial unit in Ballyboughal last night.

# cannabis - Tuesday 7 February, 2012

Drugs

€800,000 of heroin, ecstasy and cannabis seized in Dublin

07/02/12 3,838 Views 16 Comments

Three men were arrested as gardaí raided two premises in the city.

# cannabis - Monday 6 February, 2012

Northern Ireland

PSNI officers seize suspected cannabis worth £1m

06/02/12 1,120 Views 7 Comments

The drugs were found during two searches in east Belfast last week.

# cannabis - Sunday 5 February, 2012

Drugs

Two men arrested over €500k Mullingar cannabis haul

05/02/12 2,218 Views 30 Comments

The two men were arrested after a search at an industrial unit on the outskirts of Mullingar yesterday afternoon.

# cannabis - Thursday 2 February, 2012

Drug Seizure

Cannabis worth €355,000 seized at Rosslare port

02/02/12 2,825 Views 41 Comments

A man was arrested after the 59kg shipment was discovered inside a car arriving from France.

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A NEW REPORT from the OECD has suggested people living in Ireland have some of the best lives in the world, with Ireland among the top countries in its Better Life Index.

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