Vera

April 8, 2017

Ava Twomey with Mum Vera TwomeyPicture: John Delea.

That's according to Jesse Stanley, one of five brothers that farm and harvest a CBD-based cannabis oil called Charlotte's Web that contains…

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March 30, 2017

Council to ask Minister to legalise medicinal cannabis ahead of rally in solidarity with Vera Twomey

… in mid-Cork, is worried that her daughter may die due to one of her seizures and said the medication she is…

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March 25, 2017

Vera Twomey to march in Cork as Ava's ear infection brings on seizure

Ava Twomey is already being treated using cannabis-based CBD oil. The child was taken to her GP this week after an ear…

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March 21, 2017

'My daughter is seriously in need of this medication' – Vera Twomey is coming back to the Dáil

But since THC contains psychoactive elements, it falls under the Misuse of Drugs Act and is therefore, illegal. “It's just an extension…

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March 9, 2017

Going the Distance to Save Your Child: The Struggle of Vera Twomey

Ava Twomey, a seven-year-old with an infectious smile, uses the CBD oil Charlotte's Web to control her seizures. After no other medicine…

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March 6, 2017

Vera Twomey: 'No going back' despite illness and injury in 200km walk for daughter's medicinal …

A mother who has walked over 200kms from Cork and Dublin in a desperate bid to secure medicinal cannabis for her seriously…

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March 5, 2017

'We're not leaving Dublin until Ava gets what she needs' – Vera Twomey continues her walk to the …

Ava, who would have suffered dozens of seizures on a daily basis, has had access to CBD oil costing around €300 a…

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March 2, 2017

Vera Twomey has made it to Tipperary as she walks 260km from Cork to the Dáil for her daughter

Ava, who would have suffered dozens of seizures on a daily basis, has had access to CBD oil costing around €300 a…

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February 24, 2017

'I'm done for, because I can't get that for Ava': Vera Twomey makes heartfelt plea in radio interview

TODAY, VERA TWOMEY met with Health Minister Simon Harris to discuss access to medicinal cannabis for her daughter Ava, who suffers from…

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