Last Updated on 19th September 2020

An Irish nurse has been found guilty of professional misconduct for suggesting cannabis oil to a cancer patient.

In July 2017, nurse Michael Ian Carreon Redito allegedly asked a patient suffering from cancer if he had tried using cannabis oil to supplement his cancer treatment. Nurse Redito, who is originally from the Philippines and has been a nurse for over ten years, faced an inquiry after the patient made a complaint to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland.

The patient, identified as ‘Mr.A’, also accused nurse Redito of saying that if his cancer did not kill him, the chemotherapy would. However, the fitness to practise committee found that Mr. A could not prove beyond a reasonable doubt that nurse Redito had made these remarks.

The fitness to practise committee report and findings from the hearing will now be reviewed by the Nursing Board, who will decide if and how nurse Redito will be sanctioned.

Medical cannabis is currently undergoing a pilot scheme in the Republic of Ireland, for a limited number of conditions including treatment-resistant epilepsy. Only two products have currently been approved for use in the program, including Aurora High CBD Oil Drops and CannEpil, we hope to see many more in 2021.