This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament
Rejected petition Decriminalise the consumption of cannabis, and consider other drugs too.
The War on Drugs has failed, ruining people's lives by giving them criminal records for harmless personal consumption; people deserve opportunities for rehabilitation instead of punishment. Prisons face problems of overpopulation and decriminalising personal use of drugs will save time and money
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See the case study of Portugal, who already decriminalised drugs a long time ago for, the long term effects:
Cannabis has already been decriminalised in Derbyshire, Dorset and Surrey – this should extend throughout the nation, if not with other drugs too. The expenditure on prosecution of personal drug use should be allocated elsewhere (i.e. NHS or education) - it is very wasteful
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/114683
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