CANNABIS legalisation in Britain could offer a “rare opportunity” to rebalance some of the racial inequality in society, a left-wing think tank argued today.
Coinciding with 4/20, an international day of protests demanding cannabis legalisations, Common Wealth published a study warning against the “overmarketisation” of the drug since its legalisation in some foreign jurisdictions.
It says this has resulted in black and minority-ethnic (BAME) people being excluded from booming cannabis industries, despite these communities bearing the brunt of “draconian” drug laws.
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