CALGARY—Murray Rankin, the federal NDP’s justice critic, will soon table a private member’s bill calling for the expungement of cannabis possession charges from Canadians’ criminal records. Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh made the announcement alongside the MP from Victoria, B.C., as well as Annamaria Enenajor, campaign director of the Campaign For Cannabis Amnesty, at Parliament Hill on Wednesday. He said the bill — if passed — would “delete the record for anyone that’s faced possession (charges) of a personal nature.” This would cover charges removed from the Criminal Code under the Cannabis Act. Campaign For Cannabis Amnesty has reached out to officials in every level of government to see if they’d be willing to support the bill, Enenajor said, including the federal Liberals. While they tabled the legislation legalizing recreational cannabis in Canada, the Liberals have not said whether they’ll grant amnesty to Canadians with personal cannabis possession charges.

Source: thestar October 03, 2018 21:40 UTC