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Billy Caldwell's mother:

‘Medical cannabis keeps my epileptic son alive’

Video        G        5 July 2018

When 12-year-old Billy Caldwell's medicinal cannabis

was confiscated by British border forces last month,

his life-threatening seizures returned almost immediately.

His case sparked a fierce debate

and access to his medicine hangs in the balance.

In an exclusive interview, his mother, Charlotte,

calls for urgent changes to UK drug laws

YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/
watch?time_continue=4&v=SXwWzaQ9Aiw

medical marijuana        USA

2022

https://www.npr.org/2022/02/02/
1077784525/mississippi-becomes-the-37th-state-to-legalize-medical-marijuana

2021

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/11/09/
777695183/you-can-get-a-masters-in-medical-cannabis-in-maryland

2018

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/12/25/
679830133/after-other-options-fail-a-family-tries-medical-marijuana-for-son-with-autism

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/07/
health/seniors-marijuana-cannabis-pain.html

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/06/15/
620080148/lawmakers-in-illinois-embrace-medical-marijuana-as-an-opioid-alternative

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/29/
magazine/should-i-tell-my-hosts-about-my-medical-marijuana.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/08/
opinion/marijuana-opiates-jeff-sessions.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/30/
obituaries/dennis-peron-early-medical-marijuana-advocate-dies-at-71.html

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/01/21/
578986845/cancer-patients-get-little-guidance-from-doctors-on-using-medical-marijuana

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/01/13/
577861945/illinois-judge-allows-11-year-old-girl-to-use-medical-marijuana-at-school

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/01/11/
577411274/the-high-cost-of-medical-marijuana-causes-pain-in-vermont

2015

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/28/
opinion/what-i-learned-at-the-weed-dispensary.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/21/
upshot/is-there-anything-actually-medical-about-medical-marijuana.html

2014

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/09/
opinion/the-nfls-absurd-marijuana-policy.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/24/us/
bid-to-expand-medical-marijuana-business-faces-federal-hurdles.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/10/us/
politics/medical-marijuana-research-hits-the-wall-of-federal-law.html

medical cannabis        UK

https://www.youtube.com/
watch?time_continue=4&v=SXwWzaQ9Aiw - G - 5 July 2018

first marijuana-derived pharmaceutical        USA

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/08/06/
632469743/how-one-familys-fight-with-epilepsy-led-to-the-first-marijuana-based-pharmaceuti

cannabis extract — cannabidiol, also known as CBD        USA

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/26/
opinion/cbd-cannabis-health-anxiety.html

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/04/23/
604307015/anxiety-relief-without-the-high-new-studies-on-cbd-a-cannabis-extract

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