A dad-of-two, serving five years for supplying #cannabis to help severely ill patients, has been moved to an open prison as his #family prepare to launch an appeal against his sentence.
The family of Patrick Moore, who was sentenced to five years for the #cultivation and supply of #cannabis, have welcomed his move to an open prison just eight months into his sentence.
In December 2022, Moore, from #CountyLimerick in #Ireland , pleaded guilty to the charges and is expected to serve three years behind bars, the final two suspended. Moore, who has been described as a cannabis ‘ #caregiver ’, admitted to selling cannabis #flower to friends and acquaintances, the funds of which were being used to produce #oil which he provided to sick patients free of charge.
In certain jurisdictions, a designated caregiver is someone who is permitted by local authorities to supply cannabis for a registered #medical patient. The court heard testimonies from a number of families whose loved ones had been helped by Moore, including the parents of a boy diagnosed with #leukaemia who had survived more than four years beyond his life expectancy.
The move comes as Moore’s family are preparing to launch a campaign to appeal his sentence in the coming weeks, with a plea to #President Higgins who under Irish law has the power to pardon or commute sentences.
Peter Reynolds, chair of the Cannabis Industry Council’s Ireland Working Group and president of drug reform advocacy group CLEAR, as well as a close friend of Moore’s, supported the family throughout the court case and in the months since, describing the sentence as ‘brutal’ in an article for Cannabis #Health
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