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Petition · past parliament

Hold a referendum for the legalisation of cannabis

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

The cannabis debate is only growing larger and the voice of the public (spoken through another petition) has already been surpressed without a second thought by the government. Are we slipping away from democracy? Kill the medieval british mindest on cannabis.

Why it was rejected

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

We Demand A Vote On Cannabis

Timeline

31 May 2019 Petition opened for signatures
19 Jun 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 15
Status Rejected
Rejected 19 Jun 2019

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