A private member’s bill to make cannabis available for medicinal purposes has passed the second stage in the Dáil.
The Cannabis for Medicinal Use Regulation Bill 2016 was proposed by People Before Profit TDs Gino Kenny and Richard Boyd Barrett.
Health Minister Simon Harris said the Government would not oppose the bill at second stage as it was “clear there is much common ground on this across the Oireachtas”.
However, Mr Harris said he did not want to see the bill become law before the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HRPA) completes its review of medicinal cannabis in mid-January.
