Trudeau Urges Police to ‘Enforce the Law’ on Marijuana

“The government is treating the activist community like criminals, when we are the ones responsible for making legalization a reality, through our protests, political campaigns, education and outreach,” longtime activist Jodie Emery told Vancouver’s News 1130 last summer. “There should be at least one leading activist or advocate who helped make legalization possible.”

Emery added that people who have suffered under prohibition should have a voice in legalization. “The victims of marijuana law enforcement should have a say from a criminal justice and civil liberties angle.”