2015-07-27 · Rathfarnham, Dublin
Army Corporal who bought cannabis to ease pain of his dying wife avoids criminal conviction
Corporal Damian Flood, 39, was arrested on 15 March 2013 near Nutgrove, Dublin, with €9,814 worth of cannabis herb. He initially claimed the drugs were to pay a €40,000 debt but later explained he had purchased them after researching that juiced cannabis could relieve pain. Flood said he intended to use the substance to ease the suffering of his…