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A 27-YEAR-OLD Oranmore man has spent more of his life taking drugs than he has lived without them, his defence solicitor told Galway District Court.

An apprentice carpenter who works two jobs to make his way in the world was warned if he came before Galway Court again the Judge would not be so amenable towards him.

A MAN who admitted that he grew cannabis plants as part of his efforts to self-medicate is now on prescribed medicine and no longer produces his own.

A mother of three told Galway District Court that she smoked cannabis because she suffered from anxiety and didn’t seek treatment from her GP for it.

Gardaí have seized €20,000 of suspected cannabis herb in the Knocknacarra area of Galway.

The ongoing saga for the proper implementation of medicinal cannabis continued on Thursday last with a public meeting in the Radisson Blu Hotel.

Cannabis is being used as a “medical treatment” in some circumstances, while others smoke it for recreational purposes the same way some people “like a glass of wine in the evening”, meaning it is time the drug was decriminalised.

Cannabis is being used as a "medical treatment" in some circumstances, while others smoke it for recreational purposes the same way some people "like a glass of wine in the evening", meaning it is time the drug was decriminalised.

Councillor Michael O’Brien has reiterated his call for cannabis-based medical treatments to be made available in Ireland.

MEP Luke Ming Flanagan has said the Minister for Health, Simon Harris could not be more mean spirited.