Pot Pardons Plan a ‘token Gesture’: Black Lawyers Group

Posted on the 07 May 2019 by Vinhta

A member of the association that advocates for black attorneys says the government's expedited pot pardons bill is nothing more than a "token gesture." Gordon Cudjoe, vice-president of the Canadian Association for Black Lawyers, told MPs Monday that offering faster and free pardons for Canadians previously arrested for simple possession of cannabis won't make it [...]