Petition · past parliament

REMOVE CANNABIS FROM SCHEDULE 1 OF THE MISUSE OF DRUGS ACT

Rejected 20 signatures

What the petition asks

SCHEDULE 1 MISUSE DRUGS ACT STATES CANNABIS HAS NO MEDICAL VALUE
CONTRARY TO SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE AVAILABLE THAT SUPPORTS ITS MEDICINAL VALUE
REMOVING CANNABIS FROM SCHEDULE 1
WILL ENABLE SICK AND DYING PEOPLE ACCESS
WILL AFFORD CITIZENS OF THE UK EQUAL PARITY WITH USA,EUROPE,URUGUAY, ISRAEL
Cannabis and Cannabinoids http://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/cam/patient/cannabis-pdq
Medical cannabis patents http://www.faqs.org/patents/assignee/gw-pharma-limited/

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

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We demand the British Government Reschedule Cannabis.

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Timeline

2 Oct 2015 Petition opened for signatures
2 Oct 2015 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 20
Status Rejected
Rejected 2 Oct 2015

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.