Yes

30% of people experiencing chronic pain have admitted to using marijuana as pain relief, and that's from countries where marijuana is illegal. Instead of getting patients addicted to opioids they could, if appropriate, be prescribed marijuana in various forms instead. Marijuana is one of THE most tested and analyzed drugs in the world.

Marijuana is a far less harmful substance than tobacco or alcohol, two drugs that are currently legal in this country. Alcohol destroys far more lives than Marijuana and alcoholism is considered by the state to be a chronic illness that is subsidized by the government with disability benefits, yet is made readily available to anybody over the age of 18.

Alcohol, nicotine, and tobacco products are sold legally in Ireland. Why can't weed be sold legally in Ireland? The Irish government can also regulate the amount of THC in the weed is as well.

It has been seen that people that struggle with Parkinsons can benifit from the use of Marajuana as it can stop their tremors and help with speech.

You can't walk through town without smelling it everywhere anyway, clearly the demand exists. At that point regulation and taxation is the next best step. I believe a system like Spain would be ideal.