Rejected petition Legalise the use, sale and production of "soft drugs"

In countries such as the Netherlands soft drugs such as cannabis hashish and hallucinogenic mushrooms are legal under the condition of personal use. If we legalised cannabis alone, up to £900m could be raised annually in taxes, according to the Institute for Economic Research.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

It's not clear what "soft drugs" are. If you want cannabis to be legalised, you might like to sign this petition:

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/118978

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 14 July 2016
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