Petition · past parliament
Legalise the medical and recreational use of marijuana in the United Kingdom
Rejected
11 signatures
What the petition asks
It’s time the people who suffer in silence get the help they need and by legalising medical marijuana and recreational marijuana it will not only improve peoples quality-of-life it will also improve pain management and bring profitable source of money to the United Kingdom
key points!
Weed is 114 times safer than alcohol
Weed can kill cancer cells
Dope is actually less addictive than drinking coffee
Legalising weed would recharge the British economy
Legalising dope DOESN’T encourage young people to smoke it as in Colorado, legalising cannabis has actually led to a drop in the number of young people smoking it.
Most people in the UK and the U.S. now support weed being legalised
Political heavyweights such as Barack Obama are getting behind legalisation
Weed is 114 times safer than alcohol
Weed can kill cancer cells
Dope is actually less addictive than drinking coffee
Legalising weed would recharge the British economy
Legalising dope DOESN’T encourage young people to smoke it as in Colorado, legalising cannabis has actually led to a drop in the number of young people smoking it.
Most people in the UK and the U.S. now support weed being legalised
Political heavyweights such as Barack Obama are getting behind legalisation
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 30 Mar 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 6 Apr 2018 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
11
Status
Rejected
Rejected
6 Apr 2018
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.