News
5th February 2010
Call to shut outlets selling synthetic legal drugs after student collapses,
The government has been urged to shut head shops after a student collapsed on Monday after ingesting a substance widely available from such outlets.
5th February 2010
Ban on head shop goods due by June.
Regulations which will outlaw a range of products sold as legal highs in head shops across the State are to be introduced before June, the Department of Health has said.
5th February 2010
Head shops ban will only benefit drug dealers.
Banning synthetic legal drugs, on sale in alternative lifestyle shops, is a mistake and will simply create another layer to the illegal drugs trade, Fianna Fail TD Jim McDaid has claimed.
5th February 2010
Judge had no idea he was head shop landlord.
A judge known for showing no mercy to defendants on drug charges was apparently unaware he was the landlord of a so-called head shop that sells legal highs.
