Cannabis Compliance Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Cannabis Compliance Ireland

Date published 30 May, 2019

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2019 to 31 Aug, 2019

Specific Details CCI created an email campaig to enquire with all local and European candidates about their position on medical cannabis. With the objective of having a town hall meeting.

Intended results To have an open discussion with all attendees and secure the clarification on the medical cannabis industry in Ireland

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Eoin Long

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? We invite you to bring an open mind and a point of view to enable the discussion so that we all may understand and thoughtfully approach how to address this important issue.

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Mass communications

Email All Councillors We emailed asking for attendance to our town hall meeting held 21st May at 9:00 pm in Haddington house in Dun Laoghaire

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (31-50)

We emailed asking for all local and European? candidates to attend our town hall meeting held 21st May at 9:00 pm in Haddington house in Dun Laoghaire

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Lorraine Hall Special Advisor (Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)

Ossian Smyth Councillor (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council)

Simon Harris Minister (Department of Health)