UK Government: The right to a medical treatment that works.

Before we begin. We are not asking people reading this to agree or disagree with the legalisation of cannabis. What we are asking is for the people of the UK, regardless of background to agree that every person has the right to be able to manage horrible and debilitating illnesses in a manner that is going to enhance their lives. They have the right, not as patients, but as human beings to be able to have a life regardless of their illness.

Whether you agree with cannabis use or not, I am sure you can agree that if it was someone who was close to you that was ill, you would do everything in your power as a person to try and get them everything they needed.

But what if the government deemed you as a criminal? What if the government classified your human right to be able to treat yourself or your family member effectively as nothing more than the act of a common criminal.

At present the law makes no distinction between medical and recreational cannabis users and they are punished equally. The difference is that a medicinal user has already been punished every day of their illness.

This is wrong, it is unjust but it is always brushed aside because people classify it as a taboo subject. It is time that the government had a very real debate on this subject and that we stopped classifying the sick, the ill and the vulnerable as criminals.

We need 500,000 votes to get this to the commons. We are asking you as a person, whatever your background to at least agree that the sick deserve the best treatment we can allow them, follow your conscience and force the government to actually debate this.



We are not asking for the legalisation of cannabis as a whole but for a law change to:

1. Make a clear distinction between medicinal and recreation use of cannabis.

2. Allow access to cannabis for those with chronic and long term conditions where a discussion has taken place between the patient and their medical professional.

3. Prevent those seeking to use the cannabis for medicinal uses from being prosecuted.

4. Allow the cultivation of a few plants by a chronically ill patient in their private residence, where they have notified the police that they are doing so and have signed a declaration with the police to stipulate that they are doing so. The number of plants would be limited and the police would be entitled to inspect the residents premises to ensure that they were complying with the law and the limitations on the number of plants allowed. This would allow the person to ensure their own supply while ensuring they would not have to interact with a criminal element of society.

5. Issue those registered with the police to be issued with a cannabis card that would allow them to possess on their person up to 1 ounce of cannabis outside of their residence.


We the people wish the government to legalise cannabis for consumption and cultivation by those deemed to be ill, particularly those with long term chronic illnesses of physical and a mental nature (excluding psychological). Where it shall be deemed beneficial by a medical practitioner and a person can prove that they have a serious medical problem, no prosecutions shall be sought or indeed brought against the individual.

Article 25 of the UN Declaration of Human Rights states:

"Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control"

We believe that under current law, the UK is not complying with this article. By preventing those suffering from long term illness i.e. Multiple Sclerosis from being able to access the use of cannabis the state is preventing them from exercising their "right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being".

In many cases conditions can be managed with prescription medicines but this does not mean that it is the best solution for the individual.

In many cases the individual can experience side effects from prescription medications that have a detrimental impact on their lives.

In many cases the direct impact of being on prescription medication can lead to serious addiction and indeed cause medical complications such as liver and kidney damage.

We believe that our case also has merit under the ECHR

Article 9 provides a right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion. This includes the freedom to change a religion or belief, and to manifest a religion or belief in worship, teaching, practice and observance, subject to certain restrictions that are "in accordance with law" and "necessary in a democratic society"

While this does mention religion we believe that the article can be taken to mean freedom of thought and conscience. We believe freedom of thought to be when ones mind is active and alert. In many cases prescription drugs dull the minds of the user and in circumstances like M.E which has with it problems with memory and concentration, users of cannabis have reported an increase in their ability to think more clearly. Their conscience has a chance to operate properly.

We commit this to the house of commons for due consideration, debate and passing into law.