Petition · past parliament

Legalise Cannabis

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

I want the government to legalise cannabis because the drug is not a death causing drug that harms people
Cannabis is legal in most states in America and is sold from a vast majority of shops in America and Amsterdam, it helps with medical problems such as arthritis and back pains, cannabis is the cure to many pains and should be considered as legal in the uk

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

25 Oct 2020 Petition opened for signatures
10 Nov 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12
Status Rejected
Rejected 10 Nov 2020

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