A third of people believe cannabis should be legalised, despite almost 90pc saying they never or rarely smoke the drug, according to an opinion poll.
Just 4pc of those surveyed said they smoke cannabis, marijuana or hash at least once a week, while 88pc said they never or rarely used it.
However, 36pc of people aged between 20 to 49 years old said legislation should be enacted to legalise the drug. More men wanted cannabis legalised than women.
A European Commission poll published last year found more than half of young Irish people wanted to see cannabis legalised, while 16pc had smoked marijuana in the past 30 days.
However, that focused on a younger age group, aged 15 to 24.
Today's Behaviour and Attitudes lifestyle poll meanwhile found that 30pc of people said they drank alcohol once a week - while only 2pc said they did so every day.
Asked about drinking five or more beverages on the same occasion, the majority (62pc) said they only did this every two to three months or less. But 24pc did so weekly.
Two-thirds (65pc) said that they engaged in physical exercise weekly.
Source: Philip Ryans, Irish Independent, 26/01/15
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