Petition · past parliament
Legalise Medicinal Cannabis Available Through Prescription On The NHS
Rejected
15 signatures
What the petition asks
By legalising medicinal cannabis on a prescription basis through the NHS for therapeutic potential and proven painkiller. As the NHS has ruled cannabis is safe to treat pain, millions of patients that are using cannabis illegally as an analgesic or as an alternative to chemotherapy.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 27 Feb 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 29 Feb 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
15
Status
Rejected
Rejected
29 Feb 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.