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UK Emergency Licence Makes Cannabis Treatment Legal for Caldwell

8/22/2026

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Billy Caldwell has been seizure-free for three years after receiving cannabis treatment.
His mother Charlotte Caldwell obtained a Canadian CBD oil prescription in 2010 that saved his life.
UK Border Force seized the oil at Heathrow in 2018.
Home Secretary Sajid Javid issued an emergency licence permitting legal prescription of the medicine.
His case helped amend UK law in 2018 to allow specialist doctors to prescribe cannabis-based medicines.

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Story summary

Billy Caldwell has been seizure-free for three years after receiving cannabis treatment.
His mother Charlotte Caldwell obtained a Canadian CBD oil prescription in 2010 that saved his life.
UK Border Force seized the oil at Heathrow in 2018.
Home Secretary Sajid Javid issued an emergency licence permitting legal prescription of the medicine.
His case helped amend UK law in 2018 to allow specialist doctors to prescribe cannabis-based medicines.