Rejected petition Ban alcohol and tobacco for the same scientific reasons marijuana is banned

The government rejected the call for marijuana legalization because "Substantial scientific evidence shows cannabis is a harmful drug that can damage human health."

Given there is equivalent evidence showing that alcohol and tobacco is actually more harmful, then it too should be banned.

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Alcohol is more harmful than heroin or crack when the overall dangers to the individual and society are considered, a study in the Lancet.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11660210

David Nutt is Chair of the Independent Scientific Committee on Drugs (ISCD) and Vice-President of the European Brain Council. previoously he has been President of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP), the British Neuroscience Association and British Association of Psychopharmacology.

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Date submitted 29 August 2015
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