Rejected petition Make the recreational use of cannabis legal and regulated for ages 18+

I want the government to legalise cannabis for recreational purposes and regulate and tax cannabis to make revenue

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1. The people already use cannabis and keeping it illegal will help organised crime fund their criminal activities.

2. Cannabis is less harmful than such drugs that are legal like Cigarettes and Alcohol which kills people when cannabis has killed 0 people worldwide and it does not cause cancer or destroy organs like legal drugs such as Tobacco however cannabis also has a few negative effects such as causing or curing anxiety.

3. Create new jobs and a new industry to help the economy grow back.

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Why was this petition rejected?

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/575625

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Date submitted 8 July 2021
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