Submitted on Sunday 18th February 2018
Rejected on Wednesday 21st February 2018
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Legalise use of medical marijuana for chronic pain and other conditions.
Hundreds of scientific studies and thousands of testimonials from patients have established that medical marijuana can relieve certain types of pain, nausea, vomiting and other symptoms caused by such illnesses as multiple sclerosis, cancer...
Marijuana is less toxic than many drugs in the market
Multiple Sclerosis in UK - 127,000 people with MS (203.4 per 100,000 population). Each year 6,000 people are newly diagnosed (9.64 per 100,000/year).
Cancer in UK - 360,000 people in the UK are diagnosed every year
Half of UK population 'will get cancer in lifetime' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22796220
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