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Tuesday 28 March 2023 Dublin: 14°C

# hash

All time
# scooby snacks
Some American pets could soon be able to get high
However, it won’t be for recreational purposes.
# because i got high
Here's what you missed when people took drugs on Channel 4 last night
The good, the bad and the ugly – it all came out in their ‘cannabis trial’ last night.
# subtle
Man wearing 'I have drugs' t-shirt arrested... for having drugs
Hey, at least he’s honest.
# bad buzz
Boat carrying loads and loads* of hash sinks to the bottom of the sea
To be precise – 13.4 tonnes of soggy, soggy hash.
# Northern Ireland
More than €600k worth of cannabis found at 'sophisticated factory'
The PSNI have arrested two men.
# we didn't smoke it
What did RTÉ do with the lump of hash they ordered on Prime Time?
Richard Downes ordered drugs in a murky corner of the internet as part of a report shown last night.
# special sitting
Four for court over €200,000 Galway cannabis haul
Cannabis growing paraphernalia was also discovered during yesterday’s raid in Ballygar.
# toking the piss
Men pulled over with marijuana plant sticking out of window
High stakes.
# e-joint
The world's first electronic joint has arrived
Um, finally.
# Coolock
Here’s what €2.5m worth of vacuum-packed cannabis looks like
Superintendent Dave Taylor said today that the drugs find was part of an ongoing operation and is of major significance.
# Legalised
The positives and negatives: How marijuana affects your brain and body
While there are recreational uses and recognised medical applications of the drug, it can also be damaging to our bodies and minds.
# Cannabis
HSE warns of contaminated cannabis as two women remain in critical condition
A contaminated batch of the drug is said to be circulating in the Cavan/Louth/Meath area.
# Drugs
Cannabis plants seized in Wexford raid
One man was arrested after Gardaí discovered cannabis plants worth an estimated €250,000 at the house in Screen in Wexford.
Voices
Column: If we care about our society, we should legalise cannabis
Legislating cannabis use in Ireland would bring in revenue for the government and help control the market, argues this writer.
# Your Say
Poll: Should Ireland move to legalise marijuana?
It may happen in a number of American states. Would you like to see it here?
# café culture
Amsterdam's cannabis cafes to remain open, says mayor
The government is planning to restrict cannabis sales by requiring residents to show identification when entering the shops.
# Border patrol
Fiona Apple arrested for hash possession in same town as Snoop and Willie Nelson
The Texas town of Sierra Blanca has seen its fair share of celeb drug busts.
# Your Say
Poll: Should tourists be allowed to buy cannabis in the Netherlands?
New laws will stop tourists from buying marijuana – is this the right move?
# medical marijuana
Government examining whether to approve cannabis-based drug
Minister Róisín Shortall has said the Department of Health is looking at the issues involved in controlling the sale of medical marijuana products.
# Cannabis
Irish-grown cannabis more potent than imported variety - report
The National Advisory Committee on Drugs also warned of the surge in cannabis cultivation in Ireland.
# Seedy Delivery
Elderly couple accidentally sent $10,000 of high-grade marijuana
A couple receive a package but don’t know the recipient’s name – and leave 2.2kg of drugs sitting on their doorstep for days.
# Head Shops
Gardai "monitoring" alleged sales of cannabis-growing equipment in 'head shops'
Department of Justice stresses its 2010 Psychoactive Substances Act can cope with any potential loophole as head shops rebrand themselves “grow shops” for legal plants.