Petition · past parliament

Legalize recreational and medical use cannabis and cannabis products.

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

To legalize medical and recreational use of cannabis so that it can be purchased and used in a safe environment and to be treated such as alcohol.
To be taxed to have to meet health and safety standards and be consumed by people over 18 not in public areas.
I believe in democracy in Britain and democracy is to follow general opinion of the general majority of the public.
And I believe the majority of the British public would agree that cannabis being illegal is a waist of police time, money and a terrible toll on the person who will receive a criminal record basically limiting one’s life over smoking a popular and not overly harmful drug when compared to other drugs such as alcohol or tobacco witch are much worst on the human body.

Why it was rejected

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

You may wish to sign this petition which calls for a similar action: Make the production, sale and consumption of cannabis legal in the UK

Timeline

6 Feb 2023 Petition opened for signatures
8 Feb 2023 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 8 Feb 2023

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