Cork woman in chronic pain must stay in Spain to access medical cannabis

Alicia Maher has been prescribed cannabis for her chronic conditions but can not get reimbursed on the medical card

Irish couple Alicia Maher and her husband Gerry now live in Spain so that Alicia can access medical cannabis for her chronic pain.

A Cork woman who has been prescribed medical cannabis for chronic pain by her consultant is having to live in Spain to access it because she can't get it reimbursed on her medical card.

Alicia Maher, 37, from Mayfield in Cork City, wants to return from Spain, where she has been living since 2019, having travelled there to access cannabis legally and safely to treat the chronic pain she has been in for several years following surgery.