LONDON, June 16 (Reuters) – British authorities have released the medicinal cannabis oil they had confiscated from an epileptic boy who was later hospitalized suffering from seizures, the boy’s mother said on Saturday.
Billy Caldwell, 12, had traveled to Canada with his mother Charlotte to obtain cannabis oil after Billy’s doctor was ordered to stop prescribing it, but when they flew back into London on Monday customs officials confiscated their supplies.
The boy was hospitalized on Friday after suffering several seizures. His mother, who says Billy was free of seizures when he was using the cannabis oil, had pleaded earlier on Saturday with the Home Office, or interior ministry, to release the medication.
“Medication has been released by the Home Office and will be at hospital shortly,” said a spokesman for Charlotte Caldwell in a statement to media.
The Home Office could not immediately be reached for comment. It had previously said that while it was sympathetic to his plight, it had a duty to stop banned substances from entering Britain.
Under British law, cannabis is listed as a schedule 1 drug, meaning that it is not recognized as having a therapeutic value. Schedule 1 drugs can be used for research purposes and clinical trials, but only under a Home Office license.
The Caldwell family, who normally live in Northern Ireland, have received support from several members of parliament from different political parties.
Billy Caldwell had been receiving medicinal cannabis oil on prescription by his family doctor for over a year, but supplies ran out after the Home Office ordered the doctor to stop prescribing it.
(Reporting by Estelle Shirbon Editing by Ros Russell)
As bad as I hate to say this, we have enough problems at home.
I hope that youngun gets better……….
The “what you can’t put in your body” police thugs abound!!
Police are a senseless, useless, brutal crime gang that’s costing people tons of money in taxes, fines, asset forfeiture, and that’s not to mention the loss of life caused by their sadism and stupidity.
Anyone who believes they serve some useful function in our society, and there are millions who do believe that, has been left brainwashed and completely out of touch with reality by the TV set.
I’m not sure if there’s any hope for someone who still hasn’t differentiated reality from TV, and these people are a danger because they’ll be working against us.
“His mother, who says Billy was free of seizures when he was using the cannabis oil, had pleaded earlier on Saturday with the Home Office, or interior ministry, to release the medication.”
Pleading with the king’s men is useless.
It’s time to break out the torches & pitchforks, Brits (but since you have no guns, then some rocks too, I guess).
They want him to switch to the new synthetic cannabis made by the British company GW Pharma, the firm who the FDA awarded the right to legally manufacturer synthetic cannabis. Although their trials have been a dismal failure. The monthly cost is $2,500. What monsters our “leaders” are