You are here

Home 🌿 Marijuana Politics 🌿 Petition to legalise marijuana in Britain approaches 50,000 signatures 🌿

Petition to legalise marijuana in Britain approaches 50,000 signatures

Submitted by Marijuana News on Fri, 07/24/2015 - 08:45

Campaigners half way to the number of signatures needed to trigger a debate in Parliament

Support is growing for the legalisation of pot in Britain with a petition already securing enough signatures to force the Government to give a public response.

At the last count the petition has attracted more than 49,000 signatures and once it reaches 100,000, the Government will be obliged to grant time for a Parliamentary debate.

Earlier this week Durham’s police and crime commissioner said his officers would no longer target people growing marijuana for their own consumption,

The drive to legalise pot in Britain comes against a backdrop of liberalisation of laws across the world.

In Holland, for example, some cafés are allowed to sell pot and possession of small quantities of cannabis do not lead to prosecution.

In...

Rate this article: 
Region: 
United Kingdom

This marijuana news is brought to you by 420 Intel. For the latest breaking cannabis industry news, subscribe to the 420 Intel newsletter. If you'd like to promote your product or service in this area after every article, contact us.


URL: 
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/11759857/Petition-to-legalise-marijuana-in-Britain-approaches-50000-signatures.html

420 Intel is Your Source for Marijuana News

420 Intel Canada is your leading news source for the Canadian cannabis industry. Get the latest updates on Canadian cannabis stocks and developments on how Canada continues to be a major player in the worldwide recreational and medical cannabis industry.

420 Intel Canada is the Canadian Industry news outlet that will keep you updated on how these Canadian developments in recreational and medical marijuana will impact the country and the world. Our commitment is to bring you the most important cannabis news stories from across Canada every day of the week.

Marijuana industry news is a constant endeavor with new developments each day. For marijuana news across the True North, 420 Intel Canada promises to bring you quality, Canadian, cannabis industry news.

You can get 420 Intel news delivered directly to your inbox by signing up for our daily marijuana news, ensuring you’re always kept up to date on the ever-changing cannabis industry. To stay even better informed about marijuana legalization news follow us on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.