Petition · past parliament

Recognisation by the Government of the Wrongful Prohibition of Cannabis.

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

This is not just a petition for the legalisation of a substance with, now proven, wide ranging applications to human wellbeing. But a demand for recognition by the Government that the plant was originally made illegal on a comparatively ill-informed basis when considering what is understood today.
Not only is the Hemp plant one of the most versatile crops once heavily relied on by the British Government for its naval and textile applications and grown in every single county in the UK, the higher potency Cannabis Sativa crop is now known to treat a wide range of medical conditions. Moreover with legalisation of this plant in Canada citizens should begin to ask: “if this is legal in one of the Queen’s sovereign territories; why not in her homeland?”

This is wrongful prohibition.

Why it was rejected

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

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Timeline

7 Jun 2018 Petition opened for signatures
13 Jun 2018 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13
Status Rejected
Rejected 13 Jun 2018

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