Sky News: A severely epileptic boy is to be allowed cannabis treatment after the Home Office backed down on banning it.
Charlotte Caldwell attempted to bring in medicinal cannabis oil to the UK for her 12-year-old son Billy but it was confiscated at Heathrow Airport on Monday after a flight from Canada.
He was taken to Chelsea and Westminster Hospital on Friday after the frequency of his seizures increased.
Ms Caldwell said on Saturday that Billy had two seizures overnight but he was now stable and asleep.
She said: “Billy had two more seizures overnight which is putting him further into a crisis situation.”
A family spokesman said the Home Office has released the medicinal cannabis oil, which is now on its way to the hospital.
The spokesman said a 20-day supply has been made available and will be kept at Chelsea and Westminster hospital.
Billy will get the medication sometime after 2pm today.
