This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament
Rejected petition Allow constituencies to vote on whether cannabis should be legalised there.
The government has decided that a nationwide legalisation of cannabis is not on the cards, so perhaps a constituency by constituency ruling could be an alternative. A more democratic way that would allow the trialling of a regulated market in small areas first.
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It has worked exceptionally well in the US, so why not learn from their successes and follow suit? Let the people decide what's right for them.
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