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Make general use of cannabis legal in the UK.

Submitted on Sunday 8th May 2016

Rejected on Monday 9th May 2016

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)

Petition Action

Make general use of cannabis legal in the UK.

Petition Details

Cannabis is a benign herb used as medicine for centuries.It's an exit drug for addiction,treats schizophrenia,seizure disorders,MS,(as per GW Pharma's studies),and hundreds of other illnesses.The evidence shows cannabis is not harmful and is less addictive than coffee.It is legal around the world.

Additional Information

Harvard Medical School;University of Toronto;Sanjay Gupta,MD;Raphael Mechoulam, Ph.D, Hebrew University,40+years of peer reviewed studies;JAMA;Lancet.Herbal cannabis, as with other healing herbs,has been accepted in a belief not confirmed using the scientific methods, but is evidence based.There is enough evidence to support allowing the use of cannabis, especially with the legalisation in US states.Cannabis is safer than alcohol and tobacco,both legal substances.Cannabis is a beneficial herb.


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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