Luke Flanagan (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The people contacting me will be waiting with bated breath for progress on the matter. It is an issue that should have been dealt with a long time ago.

Unlike the Minister, Deputy James Reilly, I am not a medical expert. Perhaps he will undertake to look into the claims by certain individuals that tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, which is the principal component in cannabis, can have positive impacts in the treatment of cancer. I have read a great deal about the matter but am slow to shout about it. My mother died of cancer and the last thing I want is for anybody to be given false hope. However, if there is anything in these claims, I am anxious that they be examined in due course.

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