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UK: Alfie Dingley: 'Break the law' call on medical cannabis
BBC News Tuesday 20 Feb 2018 It came as the case of Alfie Dingley, six, from Kenilworth, Warwickshire, was discussed in the House of Commons. Newport West Labour MP Paul Flynn said it would take a "heart of stone" to refuse the family medicinal cannabis to treat their son's epilepsy. Home Office Minister Nick Hurd pledged to help Alfie, but said cannabis did not have proven "medicinal benefits". The urgent Commons debate had been tabled by Conservative MP for Reigate, Crispin Blunt, after the Home Office denied the family's request for a licence as the drug is illegal in the UK. Mr Blunt said the national approach "flies in the face of the popular view". He said there was evidence of the effectiveness of cannabis-based treatments. Alfie was taken to the Netherlands to take a cannabis-based medication in September. It reduced the number of seizures he had, said his family. Mr Hurd said the government "sympathises" and would try and find a solution "within existing regulations". http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-43133794#
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