New drugs minister took drugs

Kermit.de.frog

It was in Amsterdam, it was the weekend' - New drugs minister dabbled with legal high on student trip

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Oh noes!!!!

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/it-was-in-amsterdam-it-was-the-weekend-new-drugs-minister-dabbled-with-legal-high-on-student-trip-31166200.html

In my humble opinion this will not go unremarked on.

Dozer Dave

Well holy God.

robman60

At least then he mightn't be as clueless about the issue.

anncoates

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

In my humble opinion this will not go unremarked on.

Not with you around, anyway

Stheno

Just read this and lolled

mzungu

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

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Oh noes!!!!

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/it-was-in-amsterdam-it-was-the-weekend-new-drugs-minister-dabbled-with-legal-high-on-student-trip-31166200.html

In my humble opinion this will not go unremarked on.

Doubtful. He came out and admitted it and didn't try lie about it in any way. Slow news day, he is not the first to admit it nor will he be the last.

Taxburden carrier

Judging by the way the country is being run they all look to be dabbling

SEPT 23 1989

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mikom

"One of the biggest problems we have is middle class drug users who are funding drug gangs," he said. "It is a quite a complex problem and not an easy one to solve," he added.

Meanwhile............

U.S. Legalization of Marijuana Has Hit Mexican Cartels’ Cross-Border Trade

Agents on the 2,000 mile-U.S. border have wrestled with these smuggling techniques for decades, seemingly unable to stop the northward flow of drugs and southward flow of dollars and guns. But the amount of one drug — marijuana — seems to have finally fallen.



U.S. Border Patrol has been seizing steadily smaller quantities of the drug, from 2.5 million pounds in 2011 to 1.9 million pounds in 2014. Mexico’s army has noted an even steeper decline, confiscating 664 tons of cannabis in 2014, a drop of 32% compared to year before.


This fall appears to have little to do with law enforcement, however, and all to do with the wave of U.S. marijuana legalization. The votes by Colorado and Washington State to legalize marijuana in 2012, followed by Alaska, Oregon and D.C. last year have created a budding industry.


http://time.com/3801889/us-legalization-marijuana-trade/

Junkyard Tom

To be truly effective, a good narcotics agent must know and love narcotics. In fact, a good narcotics agent should have narcotics in his blood.

SEPT 23 1989

Lightweight

stevedublin

anncoates wrote: »

Not with you around, anyway

What? are you on drugs or something?

If he went to Amsterdam as a youngster and didn't take drugs, I would regard him as a bit...weird.

ghostfacekilla

"One of the biggest problems we have is middle class drug users who are funding drug gangs," he said. "It is a quite a complex problem and not an easy one to solve," he added.

I never realised anyone shooting gear in a corporation block stairwell or a temple bar alleyway were middle class nor the top civil servants, CEO's and their kids puffing the magic dragon to come down off their devil's dandruff at the weekends. Drugs know no class.

Knex*

All you need is drugs, bu du budu du du.
All you need is drugs, bu du budu du du.
All you need is drugs, drugs.
Drugs is all you need.

Heard a fella singing that away to himself by Connolly station one day. Top chap.

LDN_Irish

robman60 wrote: »

At least then he mightn't be as clueless about the issue.

Too true. The current setup of only having drugs ministers who have either never taken drugs or have to pretend they've never taken drugs hasn't exactly done us any favours.

bjork

And he ended up a politician :eek:


Drugs, not even once kids

sabat

I wouldn't trust a man who's never smoked a joint tbh.

bjork

sabat wrote: »

I wouldn't trust a man who's never smoked a joint tbh.

If they aren't hardcore crack addicts; they're no friends of mine!!

Just a little Samba

Aodhan O'Riordain is one of few politicians in this country who has left a good impression on me after meetings with them.

He's a genuinely decent person to boot.

strobe

Just a little Samba wrote: »

Aodhan O'Riordain is one of few politicians in this country who has left a good impression on me after meetings with them.

He's a genuinely decent person to boot.

That's cause he was all loved up on Mdma at the time.

Biggest pill monster going, that lad.

Just a little Samba

strobe wrote: »

That's cause he was all loved up on Mdma at the time.

That would have made the 2 hours of boredom far more fun tbh.

Kermit.de.frog

Just a little Samba wrote: »

That would have made the 2 hours of boredom far more fun tbh.

Sorry I read this really quickly and thought you said bedroom instead of boredom:D

Just a little Samba

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Sorry I read this really quickly and thought you said bedroom instead of boredom:D

If you were inclined towards having willies in your mouth you could certainly do a lot worse.

Buona Fortuna

mzungu wrote: »

Doubtful. He came out and admitted it and didn't try lie about it in any way. Slow news day, he is not the first to admit it nor will he be the last.

He clearly wasn't cut out for politics then.

Calibos

I know a chap destined for the Dail someday who's probably dabbled in everything bar smack. Trust him more on the issues than the likes of 'Pure as the driven Snow' Harris.

stimpson

The big news is that he's going to look at decriminisation.

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/state-to-examine-possibility-of-decriminalising-cannabis-1.2186652

About time we tried something else.

mzungu

stimpson wrote: »

The big news is that he's going to look at decriminisation.

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/state-to-examine-possibility-of-decriminalising-cannabis-1.2186652

About time we tried something else.

Thats a brave move. Not a hope in hell of it happening though. The fact he even mentioned it may very well alienate a lot of middle Ireland voters too.

suicide_circus

mzungu wrote: »

Thats a brave move. Not a hope in hell of it happening though. The fact he even mentioned it may very well alienate a lot of middle Ireland voters too.

Fcuking visionless cnuts

catallus

suicide_circus wrote: »

Fcuking visionless cnuts

Visionless?

How do you know they cannot see more than you?

mikom

catallus wrote: »

Visionless?

How do you know they cannot see more than you?

How do you know they can see more than you?

catallus

mikom wrote: »

How do you know they can see more than you?

Hmmm.

I didn't consider that!

But I don't know what they're looking at?

suicide_circus

catallus wrote: »

Hmmm.

I didn't consider that!

But I don't know what they're looking at?

It's all very confusing

MRnotlob606

Now he up there with Robert Downey and Bill Clinton

c_man

sabat wrote: »

I wouldn't trust a man who's never smoked a joint tbh.

i make all my house guests take a bump off a knife. TIGHT!

harry Bailey esq

Junkyard Cat wrote: »

To be truly effective, a good narcotics agent must know and love narcotics. In fact, a good narcotics agent should have narcotics in his blood.

Training day? :pac:

Massimo Cassagrande

There's a Drugs Minister??

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Massimo Cassagrande wrote: »

There's a Drugs Minister??

Apparently, it's the official title of the miinister of state for new communities, culture and equality. I don't undertand it either, but then it is the Indo.

Perhaps it's the Irish translation...?

WoollyRedHat

Massimo Cassagrande wrote: »

There's a Drugs Minister??

Yeah he tests out all the drugs that are confiscated at Dublin Port and the likes.


He also runs raves around dublin in his spare time.

Massimo Cassagrande

WoollyRedHat wrote: »

Yeah he tests out all the drugs that are confiscated at Dublin Port and the likes.


He also runs raves around dublin in his spare time.

Deadly job - sure he's elected.

Macavity.

You'd be very naive to think that there are not any high up politicians with various drug addiction/dependency issues.

This is a story somehow.

Rezident

No don't legalise weed because then all the poor drug dealers would have to get jobs, and the state would get more taxes, and it would reduce garda, legal and prison costs and it has medicinal benefits and it's a plant made by mother nature and no more weed for me tonight...

Mint Aero

When was the last time you walked through any city in Ireland without passing at least 1 drug deal.

crockholm

It's Aodhan O Riordan ffs,to be constantly wrong on so many issues so often is a feat so herculean it would require drugs-and lots of them

The Pheasant2

harry Bailey esq wrote: »

Training day? :pac:

Ma niggah

Aidric

Good on him for being upfront about it. No shame in saying you experimented, quite a lot of people have. Quite a lot of people continue to do so without any detrimental effect on their day to day life.

johnny osbourne

i'd love a line of speed now

jonon9

Is his not the same fella that wants to bring in this so called Cinderella tax on alcohol?

Yurt2

So...... our new Drugs Czar is off his box on PCP, trying to play the Prodigy on his ukelele.

johnny osbourne

does anyone know how to make speed from homestead chemicals?

bjork

johnny osbourne wrote: »

does anyone know how to make speed from homestead chemicals?

value speed?

I only know how out of dunnes stores chemicals,

sorry mate