UK Parliament home

This petition was submitted during the 2010 to 2015 Parliament

View other petitions from this Parliament

Closed Support a Royal Commission on Drug Law Reform.

Closed on

In 2011, the government established a Home Affairs Select Committee on Drugs.

Hundreds of NGOs, youth workers, former and current drug users, and professionals in the drugs sector submitted evidence to the committee.

The Committee has now published its report and is calling for a Royal Commission to be set up to reform the drug laws in the United Kingdom. This country's drug laws are no longer fit for purpose - we are fighting a losing battle against drugs. The people we seek to protect from the harms caused by drugs and their associated social problems are the ones most being harmed by the current laws.

We, the undersigned urge the government to support the recommendations of the Committee and to establish a Royal Commission for Drug Law Reform.

2,044 signatures

Show on a map

10,000

Petition progress

View all updates for this petition, with the most recent first.

  • Petition closed

  • Petition published

    This petition can now be signed.

    If this petition gets 10,000 signatures, government will respond to it.

    If this petition gets 100,000 signatures, it will be considered for debate in Parliament.

    This petition will stay open until 10 December 2013.