Yes

Court delays and backlog, how many with personal use drug possession? Overcrowded prisons, how many on charges for personal use drug possession? Garda vetting challenges post conviction to find employment further ostracising. More than 70% of prisoners have addiction issues and leave with even greater issues, worsening the problem. This causes continued generational problems. One thing is very clear current policy is not working and penalising people has not improved the issue in any western democratic society. Waste of Garda and other justice agencies time and resources.

I do not think drugs should be decriminalised as it portrays drugs as something kids can turn to. If they’re shown as non criminal it means the rate of younger years doing drugs will go up. Drugs will become a much bigger problem as they will not be seen as a big deal and more people will engage in doing drugs. Instead people who are doing these drugs deserve the proper help they need