A petition to legalise Cannabis, put forward by a member of the public, will be discussed at an Oireachtas Committee later today.
Previous attempts to gain Government support for the campaign have failed.
Last November 111 TD's voted against the motion put forward by Independent deputy Luke "Ming" Flanagan in the Dail.
The joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Oversight and Petitions will review the situation when it meets this afternoon.
Committee member and Independent TD Richard Boyd Barrett has been outlining how he would see the legalisation working:
