Rejected petition Legalise the smoking of cannabis in the U.K.

I think the government should legalise the smoking of "weed" because it is legal in so many other places such as Alaska, Canada, Czech Republic, Belgium and Australia so why not the U.K. It would make the world a happier place if everybody was allowed to be high, so let's get the ball rolling

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/168911

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Date submitted 15 March 2017
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