A campaigner who fought for permission to treat her son's epilepsy with cannabis has died aged 45, after being diagnosed with cancer. Hannah Deacon's son Alfie, from Kenilworth, Warwickshire ...

Hannah Deacon, from Kenilworth, Warwickshire, successfully campaigned to have the law changed to enable children like her son Alfie to access the Class B drug on the health service. A statement on ...

Alfie Dingley, who has a rare form of epilepsy that improves after taking medical cannabis, with his mother Hannah Deacon Credit: Maggie Deacon/PA A mum who led the campaign for medicinal cannabis ...

Hannah Deacon was diagnosed with cancer and announced six weeks ago she would be stepping back from some responsibilities. She died on Tuesday, aged 45. Professor Mike Barnes, who helped Ms Deacon ...

Hannah Deacon was instrumental in a law change in 2018 that allowed medical cannabis to be prescribed to NHS patients. Her son Alfie has a rare form of epilepsy which meant he could have hundreds ...

Hannah Deacon wants children who need access to cannabis treatment to have it on the NHS (Picture: PA / Hannah Deacon) ‘Thanks to CBD, my son is coming up to nearly 1,000 days without a seizure ...

Hannah Deacon battled to get son Alfie cannabis oil on the NHS Before he started using medical cannabis, Hannah’s son Alfie Dingley, ten, was in hospital every week suffering up to 30 seizures a ...

A couple of years ago, Hannah Deacon took a call from a football agent. Deacon, who had no background in football, was surprised. What she did have, however, was a deep knowledge of cannabidiol ...

Hannah Deacon's son Alfie, from Kenilworth, Warwickshire, would have 150 seizures a week before he started taking medical cannabis. In 2018, his family celebrated with other campaigners as the ...