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CloseCanusa Street Episode 8: Oh Cannabis!
44:41August 24, 2021
Cannabis has been federally legalized in Canada for almost three years and decriminalized to some degree in twenty-seven U.S. states. This week on Canusa Street, Chris and Scotty check in with Anne McLellan, former Canadian Minister of Justice, and Graham Boyd, founding director of the national ACLU’s Drug Law Reform Project, about Canada's journey to cannabis legalization and how it can inform advocacy in the United States.
Guests
Hon. A. Anne McLellan
Senior Advisor, Bennet Jones, Former Deputy Prime Minister of Canada and Canada's Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Graham Boyd
Founding and Executive Director, New Approach PAC
Moderators
Maryscott "Scotty" Greenwood
Chief Executive Officer, Canadian American Business Council
Christopher Sands
Director, Canada Institute
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