Cancer sufferer tells judge she 'cannot stop' using cannabis because she gets sick

Stacey Harcourt told gardaí that she had undergone chemotherapy but this hadn't worked and that “cannabis is the only thing that works”

Stacey Harcourt (pictured) told gardaí that she had undergone chemotherapy but this hadn't worked and that “cannabis is the only thing that works”. Picture: Paddy Cummins/IrishPhotoDesk.ie

A cancer sufferer who was growing cannabis at home as pain relief for herself has told a judge she cannot completely quit using the drug.

On October 14, 2021, gardaí acting on confidential information executed a search warrant for the north Dublin home of Stacey Harcourt (41) and found a pillow case containing plastic bags of cannabis herb. Harcourt told gardaí that she had clipped the leaves from plants she had grown herself from seed.