Petition · past parliament

Legalization of Cannabis for medical and recreational use

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

The misuse of drug act 1971 is well out dated and needs to be changed.
Cannabis should be legalised for medical and recreational use
An important point is that if cannabis was legalised and taxed it would bring in billions which would in turn help fund our struggling nhs, schools and much more.
A Harvard medical student has proven that cannabis is not linked to schizophrenia and other mental issues but is genetic
https://psychcentral.com/news/2013/12/10/harvard-marijuana-doesnt-cause-schizophrenia/63148.html

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

13 Sep 2017 Petition opened for signatures
14 Sep 2017 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 15
Status Rejected
Rejected 14 Sep 2017

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