The highly-publicized case of Billy Caldwell, who nearly died after authorities seized his CBD medicine, may mark the start of legal medical marijuana reform in Great Britain.
The recent story of an epileptic child whose medicine was seized and then returned by customs officials has convinced the U.K. government to take a fresh look at their prohibition of medical cannabis. Last week, British authorities seized a supply of CBD oilthat Charlotte Caldwell imported from Canada to treat her son Billy's intractable epilepsy, only to return it this week after the child was hospitalized with life-threatening seizures. U.K. Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said he felt that children like Billy Caldwell should be legally allowed to use CBD-based medicine: “I don’t think anyone who followed that story could sensibly say that we are getting the law on this kind of thing right.” When asked whether or not the U.K. would fail to legalize the use of these oils in the near future, he answered, “I sincerely hope not.” Javid clarified that the government still had “absolutely no plans” to decriminalize recreational marijuana use, but other British politicians believe the time has come for full legalization. “Everyone sitting in a Whitehall conference room needs to recognize that, out there, cannabis is ubiquitous, and issuing orders to the police to defeat its use is about as up-to-date and relevant as asking the Army to recover the Empire,” said former British Foreign Secretary William Hague. “This battle is effectively over.”
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