REPEAL THE 1971 MISUSE OF DRUGS ACT, REMOVE CANNABIS AND HEMP FROM THE ACT

Rejected 20 signatures

What the petition asks

The law states cannabis has no medicinal value, science has shown cannabis has a vast medicinal profile and can help with a plethora of health problems humans have an endocannabinoid system with autoregulatory homeostatic mechanisms cannabinoids ARE FUNDAMENTAL for protection and maintenance

There is no scientific justification for the current scheduling of cannabis and hemp in the 1971 drugs act, the law violates the right to the highest attainable standard of health.The goverment must repeal the law to allow people to OBTAIN this FUNDAMENTAL SUPPLIMENT / FORTHWITH
cannabis is available in 29 states of America,Spain,Holland,Canada,Portugal, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legality_of_cannabis_by_country

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

It's not clear whether you would like the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 to be repealed entirely, or whether you would like it to be changed so that cannabis and hemp are removed.

You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.

Timeline

5 Dec 2016	Petition opened for signatures
9 Dec 2016	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 20

Status Rejected

Rejected 9 Dec 2016

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