hey everyone! how awesome is it to find this thread! I have some questions for you all. My husband and I have a 5 year plan to sell everything and move to Ireland. We have settled on a little town called Dingle, Ireland. neither one of us have ever been to ireland but that's where we plan to call home for a while. My husband keeps making comments that we aren't going to be able to grow our own over there. thus my questions.
1. what are the laws in Ireland regarding cannabis?
2. can you grow outside in Ireland?
3. Is it true it is always cold in ireland?
4. If we end up not growing how hard is it to purchase marijuana?
5. Is there a legal way to purchase/grow marijuana in Ireland?
we have more guidebooks and books on moving to Ireland but oddly enough none of them mention how to deal with being a pothead in Ireland . LOL
thanks in advance for tolerating my silliness and I appreciate any answers.
Hi,
1 Cannabis is illegal to use, sell, buy or cultivate.Depending those caught with small operations are only fined but those fines are really high.
2 You can grow outside although good Summers are the exception rather than the norm so a polytunnel is ideal, also we have high humidity all year round nearly so mold resistant strains are recommended.
3 It is not always cold here but the winters can be nasty so for 6 months or more of the year you may need your thermal underwear

4 MJ can be got easily enough but it is expensive, currently the average price for decent weed is about 400 euro an ounce or 50 euro for 2 grams, it is different everywhere but they're the prices where I am, also sprayed weed is quite common, basically its sprayed during the flowering stage with crushed fibreglass/glass or similiar to give it a frosty appearance and to add weight, obviously it should be avolided like the plague. If you smoked a sprayed joint it would be popping and crackling as it burns.
5 Even MJ based pharmaceuticals are illegal here so the short answer is no.
Your best bet is the same as it is everywhere, grow what you need indoors and the same discretion and secrecy applies, lights and equipment can be got on Irish sites so no or little importing to be done.
Owning seeds is not illegal so they are sold here as souvenirs but I have ordered and received seeds from attitude and also Irish and UK seedbanks with no problems.