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Home 🌿 Marijuana Politics 🌿 United Kingdom Could Legalize Weed After 150,000 Brits Sign Petition 🌿United Kingdom Could Legalize Weed After 150,000 Brits Sign Petition
United Kingdom lawmakers may consider a bill that would legalize cannabis for recreational use, after an online petition garnered the support of more than 150,000 people. The petition asks for lawmakers to allow the sale, production and recreational use of marijuana.
Petitions that exceed more than 100,000 signatures require a formal response from the government, and the House of Commons must consider putting the item to debate. Those which receive the required number of signatures are "almost always debated," according to the site. The petition, which was introduced last week, has amassed more than 158,000 signatures.
The creator of the petition, James Richard Owen, argues that the U.K. is wasting money by keeping marijuana criminalized. "Legalizing cannabis could bring in £900m in taxes every year, save £400m on policing cannabis and create over 10,000 new jobs," Owen wrote. He said marijuana is a "substance that is safer than...
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