Health Minister to review policy on medicinal cannabis.
The Health Minister is to review Ireland's policy on medicinal cannabis.
It comes as Blarney woman Vera Twomey called off her protest walk from Cork to the Dail following a phone call from the Minister yesterday evening.
Her daughter Ava requires CBD, a cannabis oil, in order to reduce the number of seizures she has because of a rare form of epilepsy.
As part of this review, Simon Harris has asked the Health Products Regulatory Authority, formerly the Irish Medicines Board, to provide him with its expert scientific advice.
Cannabis for medical purposes - while strictly regulated - is available in a number of countries, including the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Canada, Australia, Malta, Croatia and certain American states.
Speaking to RedFM News Vera says she is willing to give the Minister the chance to do something for Ava:
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