Editorial: No amnesty for possession
Those Canadians charged or convicted with possession of marijuana before the drug is legalized should not be given amnesty. PABLO PORCIUNCULA / AFP/Getty Images
When someone is charged with a crime, the laws in place at the time of the offence dictate how that individual will be punished if convicted. The exception is outlined in Section 11(i) of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which states: “Any person charged with an offence has the right . . . if found guilty of the offence and if the punishment for the offence has been varied between the time of commission and the time of sentencing to the benefit of the lesser punishment.”
The Charter says nothing about granting amnesty to a convicted individual whose offence later ceases to be a crime. That’s why, if marijuana is legalized in Canada, the legislation should not come with an amendment that allows all those previously convicted of possession of marijuana to be pardoned and have...
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