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Law change after drug death
The Government is taking steps to change Ireland’s drug laws following the fatal fall of a young local man whose death has been blamed on magic mushrooms, Southside People has learned.Minister of State Noel Ahern (FF) confirmed last week that he is arranging with the Tánaiste and Minister for Health, Mary Harney, to review drug legislation after the death of the man in Dun Laoghaire last year.
The family of the man has already met Government officials in an attempt to get the substance banned.
The young man in his 30s from Dun Laoghaire died after he jumped out of the balcony of his apartment in the town.
There is an ongoing Garda investigation into the incident.
It is understood that the man bought the magic mushrooms at a shop in Dublin where the potent hallucinogenic substances are still legally and openly on sale.
The man had taken less than the recommended dosage that was printed on the packet. Previous to taking them he and his girlfriend and other friends had been playing a game of trivial pursuit and drinking beer.
The man’s family insist that the drugs were to blame for the actions that led to the young man leaping to his death.
In July of last year magic mushrooms were classified as class A drugs in Britain alongside heroin and cocaine.
However, although there has been a long-standing ban on dry or packaged magic mushrooms, it is still legal to possess or sell them in fresh form in the Republic.
Dublin South Central TD Aengus O’Snodaigh (SF), who has been in contact with the bereaved family, said they are trying to make sure that people are aware about what happened to their son.
“They also want more prosecutions against these outlets to make sure that the same thing doesn’t happen to someone else’s son or daughter,
The Government is taking steps to change Ireland’s drug laws following the fatal fall of a young local man whose death has been blamed on magic mushrooms, Southside People has learned.Minister of State Noel Ahern (FF) confirmed last week that he is arranging with the Tánaiste and Minister for Health, Mary Harney, to review drug legislation after the death of the man in Dun Laoghaire last year.
The family of the man has already met Government officials in an attempt to get the substance banned.
The young man in his 30s from Dun Laoghaire died after he jumped out of the balcony of his apartment in the town.
There is an ongoing Garda investigation into the incident.
It is understood that the man bought the magic mushrooms at a shop in Dublin where the potent hallucinogenic substances are still legally and openly on sale.
The man had taken less than the recommended dosage that was printed on the packet. Previous to taking them he and his girlfriend and other friends had been playing a game of trivial pursuit and drinking beer.
The man’s family insist that the drugs were to blame for the actions that led to the young man leaping to his death.
In July of last year magic mushrooms were classified as class A drugs in Britain alongside heroin and cocaine.
However, although there has been a long-standing ban on dry or packaged magic mushrooms, it is still legal to possess or sell them in fresh form in the Republic.
Dublin South Central TD Aengus O’Snodaigh (SF), who has been in contact with the bereaved family, said they are trying to make sure that people are aware about what happened to their son.
“They also want more prosecutions against these outlets to make sure that the same thing doesn’t happen to someone else’s son or daughter,
