AN epileptic slammed the Government for “playing God” with lives by dragging their feet on new medical cannabis laws.

Alex Baizert hit out over the slow approach on the Medicinal Cannabis Bill.

2 Alex Baizert suffers from epilepsy

He said: “Anyone suffering from epilepsy in Ireland deserves the chance of a better quality of life.

“No Government has the right to play God and refuse citizens access to this medicine.”

Alex believes that the Bill would allow treatment with medicinal marijuana.

The Drogheda, Co Louth native, 53, who has had two brain ops in a bid to prevent seizures, has been fighting for 18 months to be prescribed cannabis-based medicine.

2 The 53-year-old has undergone two brain ops in a bid to prevent seizures

There are only two ways for patients to receive prescription pot: a licence from the Health Minister, or through the compassionate access programme which the Health Department said will “be finalised shortly”.

Alex self-medicates by buying CBD oil and soaking cannabis in it for five days.

This allows tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the active chemical in cannabis, to leech into the oil, which keeps Alex seizure free.

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He said: “I found THC was the only thing that worked.

“But my Government has made a criminal of me because they won’t legislate for medicinal cannabis.

“People like myself are stuck in limbo.”