June 2020 Newsletter

CARYMA SA’D The past few months have been unusual, to say the least. The world as we know it has been thrown into disarray. COVID-19 brought “business as usual” to a grinding halt, while simultaneously laying bare some of the more troubling discrepancies in our society. In some ways, being forced to stay apart has […]

‘Inmates are genuinely scared’: Why cannabis advocates are calling for the release of detained offenders

“People don’t usually get rattled by institutional failures after a lifetime of being failed by the state,” says NORML Canada executive director Caryma Sa’d. “The anxiety surrounding COVID-19 seems different.” The GrowthOp Kate Robertson | May 1, 2020 While it’s unlikely that anyone is currently in federal prisons for only cannabis-related offences in Canada, it’s […]