Petition · past parliament
To legalise the use of medicinal marijuana.
Rejected
14 signatures
What the petition asks
Legalising the use of medicinal marijuana to ease symptoms of many conditions from nauseousness, insomnia, anxiety, cystic fibrosis, pain relief and relief for those going through cancer treatments such as chemotherapy.
The legalisation of medicinal marijuana has helped many patients, with a wide range of symptoms in places such as Colorado and California in the US. The legal use of marijuana will help both patients and the economy alike. It is estimated that there is over 2.6 million medicinal marijuana users in the US alone, which amounted to $5.4 billion in 2015, from $4.6 billion in 2014.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 29 Mar 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 1 Apr 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
14
Status
Rejected
Rejected
1 Apr 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.