40 Deputy Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to grit weed (details supplied) and the health epidemic that this will cause, including cancer and other fatal illnesses; if he will investigate and analyse the various substances found in grit weed, which include industrial etchant sprays, glass particles, sugars, sands and other micro contaminants, and if he will publish the results of such an investigation; if he will, in liaison with the Department of Justice and Equality, arrange for An Garda Síochána to provide confiscated cannabis to his Department to sample; if he will consider, again in coordination with the Department of Justice and Equality and in view of the on-going prohibition of cannabis, introducing sentencing to reward the evil nature of those who impregnate cannabis with various grits, some of which are carcinogenic; his views on the health aspects of the prohibition of cannabis, and in particular the potential impact that grit weed will have for a future generation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33262/11]

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40 Deputy Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to grit weed (details supplied) and the health epidemic that this will cause, including cancer and other fatal illnesses; if he will investigate and analyse the various substances found in grit weed, which include industrial etchant sprays, glass particles, sugars, sands and other micro contaminants, and if he will publish the results of such an investigation; if he will, in liaison with the Department of Justice and Equality, arrange for An Garda Síochána to provide confiscated cannabis to his Department to sample; if he will consider, again in coordination with the Department of Justice and Equality and in view of the on-going prohibition of cannabis, introducing sentencing to reward the evil nature of those who impregnate cannabis with various grits, some of which are carcinogenic; his views on the health aspects of the prohibition of cannabis, and in particular the potential impact that grit weed will have for a future generation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33262/11]

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