Ban alcohol and tobacco for the same scientific reasons marijuana is banned

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

The government rejected the call for marijuana legalization because "Substantial scientific evidence shows cannabis is a harmful drug that can damage human health."

Given there is equivalent evidence showing that alcohol and tobacco is actually more harmful, then it too should be banned.

Alcohol is more harmful than heroin or crack when the overall dangers to the individual and society are considered, a study in the Lancet.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11660210

David Nutt is Chair of the Independent Scientific Committee on Drugs (ISCD) and Vice-President of the European Brain Council. previoously he has been President of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP), the British Neuroscience Association and British Association of Psychopharmacology.

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Timeline

29 Aug 2015	Petition opened for signatures
1 Sep 2015	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 15

Status Rejected

Rejected 1 Sep 2015

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