Country profile · Western Europe
Ireland
A narrow access programme for three conditions, with few patients treated in practice.
Adult-useNot legalPossession for non-medical use is an offence.
MedicalPilotA time-limited trial, transitional or narrow access programme.
Latest milestone2019MCAP
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The law in brief
The Medical Cannabis Access Programme covers a narrow set of conditions and products. A citizens' assembly recommended decriminalisation in 2024; adult use remains illegal.
Our classification for Ireland: adult use not legal, medical cannabis pilot.
Adult-use: Not legalPossession for non-medical use is an offence.
Medical: PilotA time-limited trial, transitional or narrow access programme.
Key dates and latest developments
As the EU Moves to Protect Hemp, Ireland Still Treats It as a Drug
Hemp Industry
Ireland’s Dunbar Pharma Launches First Plant-Derived Dronabinol in UK Through IPS Pharma
Interviews
Ireland’s Cross-Party Drug Committee Calls for Full Decriminalisation. The Government Has Already Said No
UK & Europe
The War on Europe’s Legal Hemp Industry
CBD Market
MCAP
Law and policy
