Rejected petition Legalise medical cannabis within UK for migraines, pain & cancer & epilepsy

Cannabis has already been shown to be relatively harmless by multiple independent studies not funded by pharmaceutical companies.
There is 100% PROVEN evidence that it is extremely useful for pain relief and is far healthier than morphine.

The war on drugs costs the UK over 16 billion per year.

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Cannabis has been extremely good for Colorado and also California's economy since its decriminalization and also legal medical use.
It's brought down hard drug use and also saved both states millions per year.
For seizures it is perhaps one of the only effective treatments that doesn't damage the body. Many many children are left mentally disabled after suffering from epilepsy since birth. Cannabis can bring daily seizures down to monthly if not bimonthly seizures.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/119780

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Date submitted 5 July 2016
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