Boy hospitalized after med cannabis confiscated

Britain’s interior minister used an exceptional power yesterday to release medicinal cannabis oil that had been confiscated from an epileptic boy who was later hospitalized suffering from seizures. Billy Caldwell, 12, had traveled to Canada with his mother, Charlotte, to get the cannabis oil after Billy’s doctor was ordered to stop prescribing it, but when they flew back into London on Monday customs officials confiscated their supplies. The boy was hospitalized on Friday after suffering several seizures. His case has stirred debate on the therapeutic use of cannabis, with politicians from different parties backing the family and campaigners calling for changes to the law. “This morning, I’ve used an exceptional power as Home Secretary to urgently issue a license to allow Billy Caldwell to be treated with cannabis oil,” the minister, Sajid Javid, said in a statement.