Luke Ming Flanagan won’t be smoking a celebratory splif after the Nov 6 Dáil vote on his proposal to legalise the supply and consumption of cannabis.
Flanagan, mindful of his responsibility to uphold the law since his 2011 election to the Dáil, has said he will not smoke or consume cannabis on Irish soil. He only partakes when in countries that allow the practice.
His attempt to legalise cannabis in Ireland is doomed; when the two-day debate is finished, the majority of politicians in Dáil Eireann will rush to vote ‘no’, to burnish their anti-drugs credentials. They are likely to head to the Dáil bar to swig alcohol to celebrate on behalf of responsible Ireland.
Our use of alcohol emphasises that legalisation confers legitimacy, which promotes use, and then misuse. If drugs are legalised, then the supply is increased and that, in turn, increases use and misuse.
Source: Matt Cooper, Irish Examiner, 01/11/2013
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