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Ireland just made ecstasy and other drugs legal 'by accident'
10 March 2015 By Richard Beech
Ireland have legalised drugs for one day, albeit "by accident".
It comes after a ruling this morning in which the Irish Court of Appeal declared that current rulings against drugs such as Ecstasy and crystal meth are unconstitutional.
It means that Ireland's 1977 Misuse of Drugs Act has effectively been thrown out and all drugs outlawed under the act are now LEGAL, reports Irish radio station NewsTalk.
The court found that recent add-ons to the act were in violation of article 15 of the Constitution, making the entire act unconstitutional.
Business Insider reports that the "accidental" loophole means the drugs are legal for today only, but news outlets in Ireland report that it could be longer.
Politicians in Ireland are now planning to present legislation this evening to make drugs such as ketamine and ecstasy illegal again but they cannot pass the legislation into law until Thursday at the earliest.
It means that for today and tomorrow (at least), ecstasy will remain legal.
A number of other drugs - like mephedrone - previously been referred to as 'legal highs' are now, once again, legal.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/usvsth3m/ireland-just-made-ecstasy-drugs-5305905
10 March 2015 By Richard Beech
Ireland have legalised drugs for one day, albeit "by accident".
It comes after a ruling this morning in which the Irish Court of Appeal declared that current rulings against drugs such as Ecstasy and crystal meth are unconstitutional.
It means that Ireland's 1977 Misuse of Drugs Act has effectively been thrown out and all drugs outlawed under the act are now LEGAL, reports Irish radio station NewsTalk.
The court found that recent add-ons to the act were in violation of article 15 of the Constitution, making the entire act unconstitutional.
Business Insider reports that the "accidental" loophole means the drugs are legal for today only, but news outlets in Ireland report that it could be longer.
Politicians in Ireland are now planning to present legislation this evening to make drugs such as ketamine and ecstasy illegal again but they cannot pass the legislation into law until Thursday at the earliest.
It means that for today and tomorrow (at least), ecstasy will remain legal.
A number of other drugs - like mephedrone - previously been referred to as 'legal highs' are now, once again, legal.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/usvsth3m/ireland-just-made-ecstasy-drugs-5305905
