How Ireland Accidentally Legalized Drugs for Two Days

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Episode written by Adam Chase
Music by Epidemic Sound

50 Comments

  1. @lilsticky876 on November 7, 2024 at 10:13 pm

    What is the song at 3:10



  2. @gsmshew1101 on November 7, 2024 at 10:13 pm

    Fun fact: first age-restricted video.



  3. @HirokaAkita on November 7, 2024 at 10:16 pm

    I don’t agree with drug legalization (for entertainment uses), but…

    That dude got all my respect for discovering that loophole xD



  4. @justinbuergi9867 on November 7, 2024 at 10:18 pm

    Wouldn’t this result in a bunch of drug convictions being overturned?



  5. @Gnarmarmilla on November 7, 2024 at 10:18 pm

    Crystal Methamphetamine is the same thing as Adderall, and methamphetamine(the same thing as crystal methamphetamine) is given to children as young as 8 for ADHD. It’s safe and very effective when you use it right, but if you are a moron and you smoke or inject 50 times more than the therapeutic dose (which is 10-40mg) then you will suffer. The fact is that research shows that about 70% of Meth users do not have a problem with it. But evidence shows that certain agencies who want their budgets increased and certain drug makers who sell patented ADD and narcolepsy meds have spread propaganda about it.
    You really should hear the research from Dr. Carl Hart of Columbia University on this subject and don’t get your knowledge from the entertainment industry or the government. https://youtu.be/o97xuEtbkKg



  6. @catdogfishdogcats on November 7, 2024 at 10:18 pm

    Now HAI should make a video about someone who actually exploited this lack of law and what drugs they did



  7. @buzztop1018 on November 7, 2024 at 10:20 pm

    4:35, that’s not how you spell that



  8. @jemasonn on November 7, 2024 at 10:20 pm

    More trite and tired stereotypes from Noth America…



  9. @franciscocoelho20 on November 7, 2024 at 10:20 pm

    I’ve been dreaming for this to happen in my hometown just to see the pure and raw chaotic mess



  10. @The_Man734 on November 7, 2024 at 10:21 pm

    How is this age restricted??



  11. @evanharrison4054 on November 7, 2024 at 10:22 pm

    So basically, in Ireland, the only way to get convicted is by possession.

    If they test your blood or urine, you can essentially claim that it’s still in your system from when it was legal.
    With fat soluble substances, you can claim it for the rest of your entire life, saying that it only came back positive because this is the first time you’ve done physical exercise since 2015.



  12. @Virtual_Imageexe on November 7, 2024 at 10:22 pm

    Simon Covenys daughter is in my class.And her other sisters go to my school.Shes really nice
    Edit:I’m not even kidding.



  13. @SamSung-jq4ho on November 7, 2024 at 10:25 pm

    Just FYI I got an inappropriate content warning form YouTube when I clicked this video.



  14. @robroberts8022 on November 7, 2024 at 10:26 pm

    Leo Varadkar you will be missed,but when Big Michael leaves office I will cry as will Ireland.



  15. @RynaxAlien on November 7, 2024 at 10:28 pm

    Most dangerous drugs already legal – alcohol, tobacco, meat and sugar. Portugal example shows that decriminalization reduces drug use. People will continue using psychedelics even if strictly illegal and risking jail



  16. @BerenES on November 7, 2024 at 10:30 pm

    CGP Grey: I extremely regret saying “the Republic of Ireland” instead of “Ireland”
    Half as Interesting: Reality can be whatever I want.



  17. @edwardwalsh2766 on November 7, 2024 at 10:31 pm

    OK you picked terrible examples of "great musicians" and "great actors"



  18. @joshorfo on November 7, 2024 at 10:33 pm

    It’s my 18th birthday, that means I can finally watch this!!!



  19. @Nhatanh0475 on November 7, 2024 at 10:34 pm

    Isn’t it drugs are already Legalize? Without drugs, how can we heal people?



  20. @penelopemurfitt6974 on November 7, 2024 at 10:35 pm

    Real Engineering: Shows Leo Varadkar as Taoseach.
    Micheál Martin: That’s my job now.



  21. @ender7278 on November 7, 2024 at 10:35 pm

    It took me a second to realize Irish Bernie Sanders wasn’t literally Bernie Sanders.



  22. @skeletonwguitar4383 on November 7, 2024 at 10:39 pm

    Ah, so this is why RT is like that.



  23. @hhunta on November 7, 2024 at 10:39 pm

    why doesn’t a country legalize all drugs for tourism and the experience like amsterdam used to be about weed



  24. @sryan9547 on November 7, 2024 at 10:40 pm

    There’s a little more to this. Basically it was a fuck you from the courts to the government. The court gave the government prior warning and advised them to come up with a replacement law before this one was repealed. The government didn’t listen to the courts and ignored it. So then the court got pissy and instead of delaying the judgment (like the government assumed they would) they passed it and suddenly the government had to go into panic mode…. Moral of the story, don’t fuck with the judiciary.



  25. @rivulet5417 on November 7, 2024 at 10:41 pm

    The pot at the end of the rainbow be locking kinda wack doe



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  27. @kormagogthedestroyer on November 7, 2024 at 10:42 pm

    YouTube age-restricted this video lol



  28. @shuakatz6545 on November 7, 2024 at 10:45 pm

    You misspelled unconstitutional



  29. @langolier9 on November 7, 2024 at 10:49 pm

    Imagine how much crime could be eliminated worldwide, if all drugs were legalized



  30. @melonyfbb on November 7, 2024 at 10:49 pm

    I am from Singapore and not Sinagpore



  31. @kx250braap on November 7, 2024 at 10:49 pm

    Thank you for putting the ad at the end just for that I watched the whole thing



  32. @franklinekerini1118 on November 7, 2024 at 10:50 pm

    Cool



  33. @randomnessrules4971 on November 7, 2024 at 10:50 pm

    They also accidentally banned straight marriage for one day. They have their laws written in English and Irish, and the Irish takes precedence. They got a bunch of monolingual lawmakers writing a law that said marriage "can" be between two people of the same gender, except they used the Irish word for "must" instead of "can".



  34. @xxavaxx3151 on November 7, 2024 at 10:52 pm

    So in other words, my government is a bunch of idiots, and I don’t remember that day (probably because I was eight and didn’t care that much)



  35. @brayden6449 on November 7, 2024 at 10:55 pm

    This would be a time travel hub for sure.



  36. @TheyCallMeK on November 7, 2024 at 10:57 pm

    PoOpIe StUpId BuT



  37. @AidenClaws on November 7, 2024 at 10:57 pm

    Ireland has awesome food!!



  38. @michaelkline9647 on November 7, 2024 at 10:58 pm

    As far as food goes, the best bread pudding I have ever had was in Dublin at the Harry Lemmon.



  39. @Bluey on November 7, 2024 at 11:00 pm

    wtf this is age restricted???



  40. @Gnarmarmilla on November 7, 2024 at 11:01 pm

    These laws weren’t just unconstitutional, they were/are ungodly. It is hypocritical to ban all these drugs that God made and to lie about them saying they are too dangerous to be legal. Yeah some people abuse them, so tell them how to use them, don’t punish them. “The ruler who punishes his people over a trifle punishes himself.” It’s just foolish what the pharmaceutical drug barons have convinced our corrupt governments to do, to ban any drug that is unpatentable and competes with what they sell, like cannabis, methamphetamine and coca leaf.



  41. @jatoocut420 on November 7, 2024 at 11:01 pm

    Bro using a polo g murder beat dats crazy 😭



  42. @PortmanRd on November 7, 2024 at 11:02 pm

    What a difference a day makes 😂



  43. @lukewells6621 on November 7, 2024 at 11:02 pm

    bruuuuuuuh its age restricted smh. What do they think imma do, use this info to get me some drugs???



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  45. @chronological3957 on November 7, 2024 at 11:05 pm

    Dankiest government ever



  46. @heggy_69 on November 7, 2024 at 11:05 pm

    They should give us a warning next time they do that



  47. @jaimecardoso3819 on November 7, 2024 at 11:06 pm

    PORTUGAL CARALHO



  48. @ojmonkey7507 on November 7, 2024 at 11:07 pm

    Leo really said
    *experiment* *with* *drugs* *and* *it’s* *ok*
    I just realised no non irish person will understand this



  49. @WillieNother on November 7, 2024 at 11:08 pm

    BEST.DAY.EVER



  50. @IloveRumania on November 7, 2024 at 11:11 pm

    Now THAt is interesting!