A Court of Appeal judgment delivered on 10 March 2015 addressed the constitutionality of section 2(2) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977, which empowers the Government to declare substances as controlled drugs by order. The appellant, Stanislav Bederev, had been charged with drug offences relating to methylethcathinone at Blanchardstown District Court in April 2012. The substance was subsequently classified as a controlled drug via Government order in 2011, though it had previously been legally available for purchase. The High Court had rejected Bederev's challenge to the constitutionality of section 2(2) on grounds that it allegedly violated Article 15.2.1 of the Constitution concerning the exclusive legislative power of the Oireachtas. The case was transferred from the Supreme Court to the Court of Appeal following its establishment. District Court proceedings remained adjourned pending the appeal outcome.
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