Discuss the viability and benefits of expunging criminal records for simple possession as Canada moves towards full legalization of marijuana.
This does position the Prime Minister as blatantly hypocritical. Wiping criminal records for simple possession is an obvious step as the country moves to full legalization. The costs - social and economic, are real and avoidable. Any police service still making such arrests appear foolish and wasteful to reasonable Canadians as we legalize the stuff, and while bureaucrats and politicians take executive positions with pot growing firms. It's time our government and our police show a mature approach and end this waste of public funds, criminalizing what is to be legal.