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Petition · past parliament

Legalize marijuana, medical use and personal use

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

Marijuana has been proven to help protect and slow down development of cancer! It has also shown that to prevent alziemers, diabetes and several other medical conditions! Nhs would save millioms of pounds and taxes wouldnt be as high

Why it was rejected

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

Legalise the recreational and medical use of Marijuana in the UK.

Timeline

15 May 2016 Petition opened for signatures
16 May 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13
Status Rejected
Rejected 16 May 2016

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