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Adding a racial lens to the legislated review of the Cannabis Act

  • The story of the enforcement of cannabis laws in Canada is one of historical injustice and inequality. Indeed, it is undisputed by this government
Opinion | BY AKWASI OWUSU-BEMPAH, ANNAMARIA ENENAJOR | October 28, 2020
Given the history of BIPOC Canadians being disproportionately stopped, searched, arrested, prosecuted, and incarcerated for cannabis possession offences than white Canadians, the development of the legalization framework, as well as its implementation, should have involved robust consultation with Black and other racialized groups, write Akwasi Owusu-Bempah and Annamaria Enenajor. Unsplash photograph by LexScope

Adding a racial lens to the legislated review of the Cannabis Act

Opinion | BY AKWASI OWUSU-BEMPAH, ANNAMARIA ENENAJOR | October 28, 2020
  • The story of the enforcement of cannabis laws in Canada is one of historical injustice and inequality. Indeed, it is undisputed by this government

Adding a racial lens to the legislated review of the Cannabis Act

Opinion | BY AKWASI OWUSU-BEMPAH, ANNAMARIA ENENAJOR | October 28, 2020
  • The story of the enforcement of cannabis laws in Canada is one of historical injustice and inequality. Indeed, it is undisputed by this government
Given the history of BIPOC Canadians being disproportionately stopped, searched, arrested, prosecuted, and incarcerated for cannabis possession offences than white Canadians, the development of the legalization framework, as well as its implementation, should have involved robust consultation with Black and other racialized groups, write Akwasi Owusu-Bempah and Annamaria Enenajor. Unsplash photograph by LexScope
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