Three Year Battle Over as Northern Ireland Girl Sophia (7) Granted Cannabis Oil Licence
The parents of a girl who requires medicinal cannabis oil have said they are “relieved” that their three-and-a-half year fight for the drug is over.
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Billy Caldwell Licensed for Cannabis Oil Use in Northern Ireland
Boy heads home as authorities grant emergency permission for epilepsy medication.
License to Treat Pain with Medicinal Cannabis Given the Go Ahead
A three month licence was granted on foot of an application made directly to the Minister for Health.
Medical Cannabis Oil Named After 11-Year-Old Boy with Severe Epilepsy
Billy used to have up to 100 seizures per day, but is now 250 days seizure-free after having product prescribed on NHS.
Mother has Medicinal Cannabis for Daughter Seized at Airport
A Co Cork mother who traveled to Spain to obtain medicinal cannabis for her daughter said she was severely disappointed following its confiscation at Dublin Airport yesterday.
Ireland to Legalise Cannabis for Medicinal Purposes
Cannabis is set to be legalised for the treatment of several medical conditions in Ireland.
Cannabis May Save Son but We Can’t Come Home to Castlederg, says Mother
A Castlederg boy could be saved from traumatic brain surgery that would take his memories and speech thanks to medicinal cannabis, his mother has said. Eleven-year-old Billy Caldwell suffers from a life-threatening form of epilepsy that has seen him endure daily seizures that turn him blue and don’t stop unless he immediately gets medication andRead More
Boy’s Epileptic Fits Stop After He Visits US and Uses Cannabis
Doctors are successfully using cannabis to treat a schoolboy with an ‘uncontrollable’ form of epilepsy.
Bill Proposed to Allow Use of Cannabis for Medicinal Purposes
Legislation has been introduced in the Dáil to allow the use of cannabis and cannabis-related products for medicinal purposes, through the provision of a cannabis regulation authority.
Mother of Cork Boy Receiving US Cannabis Treatment – ‘It’s Illogical to not Have it in Ireland’
In 2015 Yvonne Cahalane and her son two-year-old son, Tristan, relocated to Colorado to begin treatment for his epilepsy which uses cannabis oil.
