Petition · past parliament

Hold a referendum for the legalisation of cannabis and medical cannabis

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Since long before my time cannabis has been prepetuated as a bad drug by goverment officials and big pharmaceutical companys when in fact our own goverment grows and distributes cannabis all over. It is on this alone that tells me goverment officials do beleive cannabis has medicinal purposes
So why is it that you want to stop people from smoking something that helps. i have h.s hidredentis superativa look it up its painful i also suffer with anxiety and depression and adhd and i god for bid i get arrested for this smoke cannabis illegal and do so knowingly to enhance my health and make me feel more at one with my self it makes me feel able again i struggle to walk or socialise with out this medicine so please for thousands like me and for those who are worse off help us help each other we only have1🌎

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

14 Apr 2018 Petition opened for signatures
23 Apr 2018 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 23 Apr 2018

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