New lobby group wants greater access to medicinal cannabis

Campaigner Tom Curran says cannabis was hugely important for his late wife Marie, easing pain, controlling spasms and getting her off heavy medications.Picture: Mark Stedman/Photocall Ireland

A new group is being launched this week to lobby the Government for greater access to medical cannabis.

The Irish Medicinal Cannabis Council will be formed by Tom Curran - who helped his late wife Marie Fleming access cannabis to ease her pain before her death - Gino Kenny TD, Cork medical cannabis campaigners Alicia Maher and Vera Twomey, medic Dr Garrett McGovern and writer Clare McAfee.