Sir William Brooke O'Shaughnessy

1809-1889. I was (am?) an Irish physician famous for introducing the therapeutic use of #Cannabis sativa to Western medicine.

[Sir William Brooke O'Shaughnessy @WBOShaughnessy]

My new #twitter header, with a quote from me:

“Of all the powerful narcotics, it is the safest to use with boldness and decision.”
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#cannabis 🌿#medicalcannabis #WilliamBrookeOShaughnessy #Pioneer #Limerick #Ireland 🇮🇪

[Sir William Brooke O'Shaughnessy @WBOShaughnessy]

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[Sir William Brooke O'Shaughnessy @WBOShaughnessy]

CBD Hemp in Ireland: Amend the Legislation - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/6ab5p69mu4 via @Change

[Sir William Brooke O'Shaughnessy @WBOShaughnessy]

I have 11 new followers from USA, and more last week. See https://t.co/RIDcUFI5bM

[George Berkeley 🇮🇪(The Querist)1735 @GBerkeley1]

@IrishPhilosophy He did rebel against the BOE"Modern Banking system"and understood how it could"capture a nation"

[AKA: Inertia Ronan @The21stTain]

Gwan #Limerick! do it for the Lads @RusanganoFamily. Do it for standin in the pissins of rain outside Dolans with only a wet shmoke and a soggy bag of chips for company. Do it for @WBOShaughnessy And above all . . . Do it for him. #GALvLIM

[Sir William Brooke O'Shaughnessy @WBOShaughnessy]

I have 19 new followers from India, and more last week. See https://t.co/RIDcUFI5bM

[MacGinty's Goat 🇵🇸 @macgintysgoat]

' Cnáib ' - the #Irish word for #Hemp. #DidYouKnow @theirishfor 🇮🇪

[The Hemp Company Dublin @DublinHempCo]

The Irish man making his mark on California’s cannabis industry https://t.co/Hk5K2pMlHc

[Sir William Brooke O'Shaughnessy @WBOShaughnessy]

"Table from O’Shaughnessy’s Report On The Investigation Of Cases Of Real And Supposed Poisoning (1841) " #WBOShaughnessy #Cannabis #Pioneer

[Sir William Brooke O'Shaughnessy @WBOShaughnessy]

The Cult of Me:

https://t.co/KPYl74z78O

[The Hemp Company Dublin @DublinHempCo]

"An Eminent Limerick Doctor" William Brooke O'Shaughnessy. #Cannabis https://t.co/AEuY2pA78C #Ireland

[Nurse Mary J @NurseMaryJInk]

Vintage Hemp Harvest

[MacGinty's Goat 🇵🇸 @macgintysgoat]

When you look at what an acre of #Hemp can produce in a year, you may wonder why #Ireland hasn't adopted this versatile cash crop as our own. Hemp #farming for #jobs #industry #food #fibre #animalfeed #oil #biomass #Sustainability #housing #Ireland #IrishHemp 🌿🇮🇪🚜

[David Nutt @ProfDavidNutt]

WHO make progress at last on #cannabis https://t.co/GW5Fct96Q1

[MacGinty's Goat 🇵🇸 @macgintysgoat]

#Hemp for #Ireland! 🌿🇮🇪💪 Hemp has 50,000 known uses. Easy to grow, good for the soil and doesn't need pesticides. What's not to love? 🤗 #farming #agriculture #IrishFarmers

[Sir William Brooke O'Shaughnessy @WBOShaughnessy]

Photograph of “a hemp drug shop” in Khandesh, with “bhang, ganja, & majum” for sale, featured as part of the Report of the Indian Hemp Drugs Commission, 1893-1894 #Hemp #WBOShaughnessy #HempHistory #Cannabis 🌿

[Sir William Brooke O'Shaughnessy @WBOShaughnessy]

I have 45 new followers from USA, Ireland, Canada, and more last week. See https://t.co/RIDcUFI5bM

[Thinking Clearly @ThinkingKlearly]

W. B. O’Shaughnessy: Introduction of Cannabis to Modern Western Medicine - https://t.co/vu0tC5mW6C

[sarah healy @LoislaneHealy]

Sir. William Brooke O’Shaughnessy - Medical Cannabis Pioneer https://t.co/SRXuEYWqTQ via @wordpressdotcom

[Sir William Brooke O'Shaughnessy @WBOShaughnessy]

This Blind Boy of Limerick has been my champion for some time. His weekly lectures are both enlightening and uplifting. I encourage you, dear follower, to seek him out. #BlindBoy #Podcast #WBOShaughnessy