This petition was submitted during the 2015 to 2017 Parliament
Rejected petition Legalise the sale, production and consumption of cannabis in the UK.
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The country is wrongly criminalising thousands of people each year for consuming cannabis.
Cannabis is a plant, although yes it is a drug it is a plant. Look at tobacco, it is grown and harvested similar to cannabis, it is more harmful but is not made illegal, yet cannabis does less damage.
Why was this petition rejected?
There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/124200
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