Sunday, 17 June 2018

Epileptic boy, 12, will get cannabis oil

Epileptic boy, 12, will get cannabis oil

A severely epileptic boy will be given back medicinal cannabis oil that was confiscated from his mother at customs, the home secretary has said. Billy Caldwell, 12, would receive the oil after doctors made clear it was a "medical emergency", Sajid Javid said. Billy's mother, Charlotte Caldwell, from County Tyrone, said they had "achieved the impossible" but called for the oil to be freely available. Billy began using cannabis oil in 2016 to control his seizures.
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