Last week, videos of a security officer at Heathrow with tears in his eyes confiscating cannabis oil from a tearful mother made the rounds on social media, provoking a national outcry.
The mother in question is Charlotte Caldwell, whose son Billy had been using cannabis oil to treat his severe epilepsy since 2016. Since the incident, mounting public pressure and media coverage led to Billy being granted a (temporary) medical cannabis license, with Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt and Home Secretary Sajid Javid calling for a review of the UK’s strict cannabis laws.
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