Rejected petition Declassify Cannabis as a class B substance

We want the British government to declassify Cannabis as a Class B substance. Wether this be a class C substance or completely decriminalised. Cannabis was once a class C substance in the UK, and the benefits of this ruling need another look.

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The United Kingdom is the world's largest exporter of legal cannabis. Cannabis alone contains physically safe substances, with 0 overdoses ever recorded. It does not belong on the same level as other class B substances such as Ketamine, Speed, Amphetamines etc.

In 2020 alone, over 500 thousand cannabis plants were seized. This wastes valuable police time. UK citizens surveyed in 2018 thought that the drug should be legal, with 68 percent of 18 to 24 year old’s supporting its legalization.

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.

You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.

You may wish to sign this petition which calls for a similar action: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/614503

We could accept a petition calling on the Government to make cannabis a Class C drug, if that's what you want to happen.

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.