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Poll shows the majority of Canadians support pardons for marijuana possession charges

Kirk Smol by Kirk Smol
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Poll shows the majority of Canadians support pardons for marijuana possession charges

A recent poll has revealed some interesting data about Canadians’ feelings towards cannabis legalization.

Conducted by the Globe and Mail/Nanos Research via telephone and online surveys, the poll asked 1,000 adults to respond to questions related to the federal government’s proposed legislation.

It found that 62 percent of Canadians support, or somewhat support, the idea of issuing pardons to those with criminal records for possession. About 35 percent were opposed or somewhat opposed to the idea, while the remainder were unsure.

The poll also found that more than half of Canadians, or 55 percent, are opposed or somewhat opposed to proposed legislation that would allow police to demand a breath sample without reasonable suspicion, while 44 percent supported or somewhat supported the idea.

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Other results from the poll showed that just 12 percent of Canadians reported using marijuana, while 73 percent said that they do not use it at all, and won’t use it when it becomes legal. The 12 percent that did report using it said they don’t plan to increase the amount they consume when recreational marijuana becomes legal.

About eight percent said they weren’t current users, but that they will use marijuana when it is legalized. Just one percent said they use marijuana now, and plan to use it more frequently when it becomes legal.

As for Health Canada’s ability to test the strength and safety of marijuana, 61 perecent of Canadians said they were confident, or somewhat confident, that the federal body is capable of carrying out these tasks, while 35 percent said they were not confident, or somewhat not confident.

Despite pressure from lawyers, advocates, activists, and think-tanks, the federal government has said that there are no plans to issue pardons to those who have been charged with marijuana possession under prohibtion.

However, in an interview with Vice Canada last month, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised to ‘look at what we can do for those folks who have criminal records for something that would no longer be criminal’.

Since Trudeau has been in office, it is estimated that there have been over 56,000 arrests for cannabis possession.

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Kirk's journey through the digital realm began with lines of code and algorithms dancing in his dreams. Armed with a keyboard and an insatiable curiosity, he embarked on the path of software engineering. However, fate had a smoky twist in store for him. As the ones and zeros swirled around him, Kirk had an epiphany – he realized that he was more interested in the highs and lows of the cannabis industry than debugging lines of code. With a leap of faith that would make a bungee jumper blush, he bid farewell to the world of semicolons and database queries and embraced the intoxicating allure of cannabis journalism. Now, Kirk finds himself navigating a different kind of network, one that's all about buds, trichomes, and terpenes. Armed with a pen that's mightier than a vaporizer and a keen eye for detail, he's on a mission to unravel the mysteries of the green world.

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