11 minutes | Tuesday, 28 April 2026
A mother whose campaign led to the UK government changing its laws on medicinal cannabis in 2018 is calling on governments across the British Isles to pilot allowing regulated recreational cannabis schemes.Charlotte Caldwell's son Billy became the first patient in the UK to receive a medicinal cannabis prescription.His case led to a change in law in the UK after customs officials confiscated a cannabis-based medication, resulting in him suffering a life-threatening seizure.She's been visiting the Isle of Man this week as part of the TRACD campaign, with a view to setting up a pilot scheme here that she hopes would allow government to gather data, stop the illicit sale of cannabis and reduce harm.She told Manx Radio about TRACD, but first explained more about Billy's story: