HealthQuiet 36d · day 37
Billy Caldwell turns 21: the boy who helped legalise cannabis medicine in UK
Billy Caldwell, who sparked a change in UK drug law after his seizure medication was confiscated, celebrates his 21st birthday seizure-free.
What to know
- Billy Caldwell survived a severe childhood epilepsy that doctors predicted would kill him before his first birthday, thanks in part to cannabis-based medicine.
- His case became a catalyst for UK drug law reform: after customs confiscated his CBD medicine at Heathrow in 2018, public outcry prompted the government to relax restrictions on cannabis-derived treatments.
- Now 21, Billy is seizure-free and independent, able to walk, climb stairs, and enjoy activities—a milestone his mother describes as beyond what she dared to dream.
“It was something I didn't even dare dream about. It's beyond words that Billy has reached 21. He's not just surviving, he's thriving.”
Charlotte Caldwell, Billy's mother · The Guardian
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