By Brian Houlihan

Hemp growing in Meath (2017)

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Occasionally I post old Irish newspaper articles to our social media accounts on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. These stories are a snippet of history which are insightful and sometimes funny. Below are a selection of these stories which provide snapshot of Irish cannabis/hemp history.

Premiums For Growing Hemp (1788)

Freeman’s Journal — January 1788

Growing Hemp In Free State Ireland (1937)

Irish Independent — April 1937

Hemp Growing In Carlow (1961)

Irish Farmers Journal — October 1961

Hemp For Paper (1974)

Irish Independent — July 1974

Dr. Risteárd Mulcahy’s Letter Against Misuse Of Drugs Act (1976)

Sunday Independent — January 1976

Cannabis To Fight Potato Blight (1993)

Connacht Tribune — May 1993

Teagasc Promotes Hemp Growing (1995)

Irish Independent — December 1995

Sativex Trials (2003)

Irish Independent — January 2003

Hemp beer investigated (2005)

Sunday Independent — July 2005

Brian Houlihan is the curator of the Dublin Hemp Museum and regularly writes about hemp. Follow him on Twitter @dubhempmuseum and@houlihanbrian. You can also find the museum on Facebook.

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