Legalise, regulate, and tax cannabis for adult use in the UK — 7 signatures. Status: rejected.
The Government must bring forward legislation to fully legalise, regulate, and tax the production, sale, and possession of cannabis for adult use. Furthermore, the Government must ensure fair, barrier-free access to medical cannabis on the NHS to end the current two-tier healthcare divide.
Prohibition has failed. The UK is a top exporter of legal medical cannabis, yet criminalises its own citizens for the same plant. Medical access is a two-tier system where only the wealthy afford private clinics, forcing 1.8M sick people to the black market. Legalising and taxing adult-use cannabis will defund street gangs, free up police resources, and generate over £1bn annually for the NHS and public services. It is time to follow allied nations and adopt a common-sense policy.
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