Army officer got cannabis to relieve dying wife’s pain

An army corporal who told gardaí he bought cannabis to ease the pain of his dying wife has avoided a criminal conviction.

Damian Flood, aged 39, was caught with €9,814 of cannabis herb near Nutgrove in Dublin on March 15, 2013. He initially told gardaí he was moving the drugs to pay off a debt of €40,000.

However, the widowed father of two later said he brought the the drugs after online research showed him juiced cannabis added to food could relieve pain.