Legalise the use of cannabis recreationally and medicinally

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

Despite a debate taking place on the issue after a previous petition was put forward a few months back, the government still fails to actually address the facts about cannabis and health. The hypocrisy of a government which itself contains alcohol users banning a much safer substance is a disgrace.

The number of deaths attributed to alcohol use in the UK was 8,664 in 2009 and 8,790 the next year. There has never been a single death caused by cannabis, and overdose is literally impossible.
Unlike alcohol, cannabis has research to back it up as a legitimate treatment for many illnesses and conditions, and to ignore this is to deny justice to those suffering.
If alcohol and tobacco are legal, it's time to grow up, take the evidence on board and work to change the laughable cannabis laws.

Why it was rejected

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

Pass the Cannabis (Legalisation and Regulation) Bill
Decriminalise personal use of cannabis

Timeline

2 Dec 2015	Petition opened for signatures
9 May 2016	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13

Status Rejected

Rejected 9 May 2016

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