Ireland: Alliance TDs Want Free Cannabis Vote
Independent ministers could vote against Fine Gael during a medicinal cannabis bill next week after saying they will exercise their right to a free vote on the issue.
The decision was made by Independent Alliance TDs at yesterday’s cabinet meeting.
As part of an opposition bill put down by the Anti-Austerity Alliance-People Before Profit, the Dáil will tomorrow hold a two-hour debate on whether to allow cannabis use for specific medical reasons.
The debate on the bill, which will undergo a Dáil vote next week, has been sought by AAA-PBP TDs Gino Kenny and Brid Smith in response to concerns that patients with certain conditions are needlessly living with chronic pain.
The most high-profile of these cases is that of Ava Twomey, a six-year-old from Cork who has a rare condition called Dravets syndrome which can cause her to have up to 20 seizures a day. Her mother Vera has...
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