Petition · past parliament
Decriminalise marijuana, and legalise for medical and recreational use.
Rejected
15 signatures
What the petition asks
An increasing number of trials are evaluating the oromucosal administration of Cannabis plant extract with fixed concentrations of cannabinoid components, with national drug regulatory agencies in Canada and in some European countries that issue approval for cancer pain.
There were over 200,000 signatures the last time this petition was taken to parliament. In 2017 alone, so much more evidence has taken the streets that the drug is safer than pharmaceutical drugs, and can aid mulitiple types of diseases and pain induced symptoms ecsectra. Not only has it been found to be one thousand times safer than cigarettes or alcohol, it is a fact that it helps the growth of new brain cells. Millions of brits think it's time, let's take this to parliament.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 17 Sep 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 19 Sep 2017 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
15
Status
Rejected
Rejected
19 Sep 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.