FARMERS IN Ireland are set to ask the government to legalise medical cannabis so they may become ‘major players’ in the cultivation of the plant.
The Irish Farmers Association are set to ask the government to consider legalising access to cannabis for medicinal reason, which would allow the plant to be grown by farmers in the Irish countryside.
The trade is growing quickly worldwide,and some countries, such as Canada and the United States, have legalised it for recreational use for those over the age of 18.
The Irish Farmers Association have asked for a meeting with the Department of Health regarding the potential legalisation of medical cannabis (Getty)
The IFA have asked the Department of Health for a meeting on the matter of medical cannabis, with a letter to the department implying Ireland could become a ‘major player’ in the production of the plant on an industrial scale.
In the letter, seen by The Sunday Times, IFA representative Fintan Conway said there was huge…
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