Rejected petition Legalise medicinal and recreational Cannabis in the UK

Discuss and hold a vote in Parliament on the legalisation of medicinal and recreational cannabis.

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The legalisation of cannabis would have multiple benefits. Some are listed below:

- Regulation ensures the safety of cannabis users.
- Decreased criminal convictions related to cannabis.
- Taxation = government revenue.
- The undeniable medicinal benefits of cannabis.
- Allows freedom of liberty.
- Increased tourism.

These are the main reasons as to why the legalisation of cannabis for medicinal and recreational use should occur.

This petition was rejected

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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You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/551846

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