Vera Twomey to camp at Dáil for daughter Ava’s medicinal cannabis

The Joint Committee on Health has brought forward to today its meeting with the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) to discuss its scientific report on medicinal cannabis.

Vera Twomey to camp at Dáil for daughter Ava’s medicinal cannabis

The meeting will begin at noon as Cork mother Vera Twomey, who is campaigning for new laws to allow her sick daughter, Ava, get access to medicinal cannabis, is due to arrive at Leinster House after spending a week walking from Cork to Dublin.

Ava, seven, has Dravet Syndrome, a rare form of epilepsy which causes violent nd severe seizures. Ms Twomey believes medicinal cannabis will help control the seizures.

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