Rejected petition Legalise cannabis for medical and recreational use in the UK

Cannabis can be used to treat many ailments like gastroparesis, insomnia, multiple sclerosis, arthritis. That is only a small list of what the plant can do for someone. It could also raise £1bn in tax revenue. Alcohol and tobacco kill more in a single year than cannabis has ever killed in history.

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http://metro.co.uk/2015/04/20/11-good-reasons-weed-should-be-legalised-by-experts-5157982/

http://www.alternet.org/drugs/6-powerful-reasons-new-york-times-says-end-marijuana-prohibition

http://www.listland.com/top-10-reasons-to-legalize-marijuana/

http://uk.businessinsider.com/health-benefits-of-medical-marijuana-2014-4

https://forum.grasscity.com/threads/list-of-things-cannabis-is-safer-than.589003/

http://www.encod.org/info/700-MEDICINAL-USES-OF-CANNABIS.html

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/122560

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Date submitted 8 August 2016
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