Petition · past parliament
Legalise the medical use of marijuana.
Rejected
15 signatures
What the petition asks
Many people, with many varied conditions, suffer with pain and sleep problems that are either not helped by standard prescription medicines or those prescription medicines have further side effects requiring even further medication.
ALS, Bipolar Disorder, Cancer, Glaucoma, HIV/Aids, Huntingdons disease, IBS, Crohns, MS, Parkinsons, PTSD, Arthritis, Tourettes, Phantom limb pain. These are just some of the conditions whose symptoms/side effects can be reduced by the use of Marijuana. Add to this, all the various medications that are taken for other ailments who, in themselves produce adverse side effects, which can be eased with Marijuana.
http://medicalmarijuana.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=000884
http://medicalmarijuana.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=000884
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 21 Aug 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 22 Aug 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
15
Status
Rejected
Rejected
22 Aug 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.