CANNABIS CONVICTION PARDONS ARE GOOD BUT NOT ENOUGH – “The creation of a mechanism for expungement, both retroactively and forward-looking, is a step in the right direction in finally ending the heavy-handed war on drugs.”

After a month of accepting pardon applications the Canadian federal government has approved 44 out of the 71 applicants of their cannabis convictions. Canada was the second country to fully legalise cannabis for both medical and recreational purposes last year. However, the country still faces a multitude of legal barriers that have hindered consumers and businesses, […]

Source: Canadian federal government pardons previous cannabis convictions