Slice of the cannabis pie US campaigner says people who have been criminalised for possession should be first in line for licences after legalisation DrugPolicyAct
should be first in line to benefit from legalisation, according to a drug reform expert.in the US, spoke on a UK visit about decriminalisation in the US, which has opened up a multi-billion dollar market.
Ms Frederique, a Haitian-born African-American, addressed MPs and a community meeting in a bid to spread the US experience of getting a slice of the pie, after 23 states legalised the recreational use of marijuana, and President Joe Biden declared a federal pardon for all convictions. “As we build this conversation around cannabis reform in the UK, conversations about restitution for people who have been criminalised needs to be centred.
Black people were 12 times more likely to be prosecuted for cannabis possession, according to analysis in 2021.