It wasn’t done purposely, but Ireland has legalized several recreational drugs, including ecstasy, magic mushrooms, and ketamine.

But the situation will be resolved before the upcoming St. Patrick’s Day holiday, so don’t book your plane tickets.

This morning, according to the Independent newspaper online, the Irish Court of Appeal found Section 2 (2) of the 1977 Misuse of Drugs Act to be unconstitutional. Therefore, many so-called Class A drugs (but not including heroin, cannabis, or cocaine) are now technically legal.

The three appeal-court judges were unanimous in declaring invalid a regulation that made the possession of methylethcathinone (also known as snow blow) illegal because it had been added to the 38-year-old act without consulting the Irish Parliament (or Oireachtas).

The Department of Health then issued a statement declaring that all other substances controlled under the act in a similar fashion now “cease to be controlled with immediate effect, and their possession ceases to be an offence”. Magic mushrooms, ecstasy (MDMA), ketamine, and benzodiazepines (including Valium) are included in that blanket deregulation. Some psychoactive "headshop drugs" also became legal.

However, the Dail (the principal, or lower, house of parliament) plans to pass emergency legislation tonight to rectify the situation. In a statement today, the government announced: “Minister for Health Leo Varadkar will introduce this legislation in the Dail later this evening. The intention is to pass through all stages in the Dail and Seanad [upper house of the Oireachtas] within 24 hours.”

In the statement, Varadkar also said: “We had no way of knowing what the Court would decide today, but we prepared for this possibility. Legislation was prepared and approved in advance by Cabinet.…I want to thank the Opposition in advance for its co-operation.”