Vera Twomey: Campaign is for my daughter - it's not about politics

Cork mother Vera Twomey has said that her fight for access to medicinal cannabis was not based on politics but on the love she has for her daughter, Ava,
.In yesterday’s Evening Echo newspaper, Cork City GP Dr Nick Flynn said that the current debate around medicinal cannabis was based on politics and was missing a medical element, pointing to a recent statement from the Royal College of Physicians in Ireland which warned about the lack of research and evidence for the effectiveness of cannabis-based medicines.