A severely epileptic boy has been given back medicinal cannabis oil that was confiscated from his mother at customs, the home secretary has said.
Billy Caldwell, 12, received the oil after doctors made clear it was a "medical emergency", Sajid Javid said.
Billy's mother, Charlotte Caldwell, from County Tyrone, said they had "achieved the impossible" but called for the oil to be freely available.
Billy began using cannabis oil in 2016 to control his seizures.
The cannabis oil, which contains a substance called Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), is illegal in the UK but available elsewhere.
Billy's most recent supply - which Ms Caldwell had tried to bring into the UK from Canada - was confiscated at Heathrow Airport on Monday and he was admitted to hospital before Mr Javid said it would be returned.
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When you dial in the fact that the Drugs Minister's husband is head of British Sugar (a company that provides medicinal cannabis to the rest of the world) and that the Prime Minister's husband is a major financier to that company, it draws into doubt as to whether this product should not be offered to suffering people in it's place of origin.
Is this the end of the wedge, how long before we have Amsterdam style coffee shops in our high (lol) streets?