Canada’s new lacklustre law for cannabis amnesty

By Samantha McAleese

THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg

As cannabis business takes off in Canada, many are frustrated by the new amnesty law which leaves thousands with the stigma of criminal records. Here people look at products inside Spiritleaf, the first cannabis store in Kingston, Ont., on April 1, 2019.

Parliament moved quickly last week to pass cannabis amnesty legislation before the federal government adjourned for the summer.

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