Canada’s cannabis legalization had a chance to expunge records rooted in racism. A few ‘pot pardons’ don’t cut it
This was a time for a self-described progressive government to break new ground in social justice and begin to correct past wrongs, a new book argues.
This excerpt is adapted from “Waiting to Inhale: Cannabis Legalization and the Fight for Racial Justice.”
It was 2015 and Justin Trudeau had just been elected. Canada’s new prime minister was pledgi…