There was a sizeable drop in the number of drugs convictions at Galway District Court last year.
That's according to figures released to Ireland South MEP Cynthia Ní Mhurchú.
Although the national figures are up by five percent, at Galway District Court there was a drop of 10 percent.
Fianna Fáil MEP Ní Mhurchú thinks drugs consumption is becoming far more common: