Olaf Tyaransen (top) and independent researcher Tim Bingham speaking at a journalism conference in University College Cork this morning
This morning.
At University College Cork.
A discussion about the media and the decriminalisation of drugs is taking place at UCC’s 8th Annual Journalism Conference – involving ‘erb-loving writer Olaf Tyaransen and Independent justice researcher Tim Bingham.
Some snippets…
Journalism and the media have had a huge role in making cannibis illegal – @OlafTyaransen #uccjournoconf
— The Buzz.ie (@thebuzz_ie) February 12, 2016
The main reason to decriminalize drugs – take the money off gangsters, stop drug wars – @OlafTyaransen #uccjournoconf
— The Buzz.ie (@thebuzz_ie) February 12, 2016
Most drugs are not prohibited because they’re dangerous, they’re dangerous because they’re prohibited – @OlafTyaransen #uccjournoconf
— The Buzz.ie (@thebuzz_ie) February 12, 2016
We assume everyone is abusing drugs ? What is abusing drugs ? Is a woman drinking a bottle of wine abusing drugs @BinghamInfo #uccjournoconf
— The Buzz.ie (@thebuzz_ie) February 12, 2016
No one has talked about the forced labour in cannibis production in Ireland – @BinghamInfo #uccjournoconf
— The Buzz.ie (@thebuzz_ie) February 12, 2016
And…
The bible was originally written on hemp..who knew! #UCCJournoConf
— Maeve Connolly (@Maeve_concon) February 12, 2016
The 8th Amendment will be discussed at 2pm this afternoon with a panel including Tara Flynn, Colm O’Gorman and Nell McCafferty.
Pic: Graham De Barra and Dion Davis
UPDATE:
Nell McCafferty on language – "It's not #repealthe8th, it's legalise abortion". @Colmogorman responds – 8th has to be removed #uccjournoconf
— Abby Keating (@transcinematic) February 12, 2016
Pic: Dion Davis
But the newspapers and Gardai make so much money out of drug prohibition, why would they ever allow that to change?
Yeah! All those Gards driving around the gaff in their new Mercs. Those bleedin’ rich baxtards.
Yeah, there aren’t any detectives bought at all, at all.
the gardai are still being charged a grand for 10g of weed.
Yokes?
OXO?
More likely pies by the look of those two.
Beef pie
Oh dear, I set off the fluffy alarm.
Beef pie is yum
smothered in ketchup
The war on drugs was going so well.
That’s some panel to discuss the 8th Amendment.
Nell: “I agree with you more.”
Colm: “No, no. I simply couldn’t agree with you more.”
Tara: “Guys, guys, let’s stop the arguing. We all agree with each other equally.”
Chair: ” One voice at a time, PLEASE!”
Fair point, it’s like the so-called “pro-life” debates with a panel of virginal men
Yep.
Although Nell’s honesty and straightforwardness is welcome: “It’s not #repealthe8th, it’s legalise abortion.”
Ireland is run by priests and prudes.
Legalization of drugs is not coming any decade soon. Decriminalizing might happen on a tiny level. Maybe 20-30 years away.
Relax.
Sure Joe Duffy ran a poll on it and most of his listeners wouldn’t be opposed. If the contrarian blue rinse brigade are open to it, I think decriminalisation is happening much sooner than you think.
Within 10 years, doobs will be…. em…. em… they’ll be… em…..
Really demonstrates the comparative shortcomings of irish universities when you have a creature of limited intellect, like Tyaransen lecturing a group of students. Dear oh dear…
The two drugs that cause the greatest misery in this country are legal.
But enough about GAA and hurling…
Olaf and Tara
UGH