Angela Chaisson joins Alberta at Noon to Discuss Marijuana Pardons

CBC’s Alberta at Noon features Toronto criminal lawyer Angela Chaisson. Angela responds to listener questions from across Alberta on the proposed law, and what record suspensions, also known as pardons, mean in practical terms. She also discusses how marijuana pardons are an issue of racial justice, and how the marijuana laws were used to target and control communities of colour.

To listen, click here. (Interview begins at 2:20)

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