Submitted on Tuesday 26th June 2018
Rejected on Monday 2nd July 2018
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Government to address hypocrisy over existing Cannabis legislation
Many petitions have already been set up calling for the legalisation/decriminalisation of Cannabis; leading to the same cookie-cutter governmental response. But before change can occur, the government must acknowledge the blatant hypocrisy on display.
1. The government claims there is no medical benefit to Cannabis, whilst creating/supplying Sativex/Epidiolex. The husband of Victoria Atkins, drugs minister to the UK, is the Managing Director of a company which produces Epidiolex; a medicine derived from Cannabis.
2. Every time a related petition is started, the government cites the same 10 year old study as justification for their claims (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/119174/acmd-cannabis-report-2008.pdf).
Not only is this study grossly outdated, omitting the latest research, many of the claims made by the government are shown to be inconclusive in the study paper itself.
We, the British people, demand answers, beyond the same, disingenuous response.
You can't sign this petition because it was rejected. But you can still comment on it here at Repetition.me!
The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
We're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do.
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.
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