Boy With Rare Form of Epilepsy Denied Cannabis Oil Treatment

Government refuses to issue licence for medication that reduces six-year-old’s seizures. The government has refused to issue a licence for a six-year-old boy with a rare form of epilepsy to be treated with cannabis oil, despite evidence that it has eased his symptoms and support from MPs. Alfie Dingley, from Kenilworth, Warwickshire, can suffer up to 30 seizures a day. His mother said they had decreased dramatically in number and severity while he was in…

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Author: Maev Kennedy, The Gaurdian