Rejected petition Stop arresting people for possession and/or growing cannabis for personal use.

Thousands of cannabis users are recovering from over prescribing of toxic pharmaceuticals.Many drugs are nearly impossible to discontinue.Cannabis has low toxicity and is the method of choice,treating many illnesses.It's used as an exit drug.It's vitally important to stop prosecuting these people.

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The poisoning of people by the pharmaceutical companies has got to stop. Thousands have been affected, and rely on the use of cannabis to help them through the worst of withdrawal from these toxic menaces. It takes people years to get off these drugs. Cannabis is being used all over the world and the UK is being left behind.Great strides are being made, and we're not willing to continue being arrested, like common criminals, when we're only trying to survive. Stop arresting cannabis users.

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Date submitted 11 April 2016
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