Irish mum calls for a change to laws after son is 99% seizure-free following cannabis oil treatment

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A severely epileptic boy is “99% seizure-free” after undergoing pioneering cannabisoil treatment in America.

Yvonne Cahalane is calling for the legalisation of medicinal marijuana in Ireland after seeing the amazing transformation in her son.

She moved to Colorado with two-year-old son Tristan, who was born with an incurable form of epilepsy, from their home in Dunmanway, Co Cork , last December.

The toddler, who was suffering 20 seizures a day, has drastically improved and Yvonne is convinced her desperate decision to leave Ireland was the right one.

Yvonne said: “Tristan was suddenly able to make eye contact and became more alert.

“He began to babble, repeat sounds and say new words – all of which had vanished since his spate of violent seizures last May when he stopped talking altogether.

“During the second week he began to get steadier on his feet, he wasn’t falling after a few steps, he was bending...

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