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Akwasi Owusu-Bempah

Akwasi Owusu-Bempah is an assistant sociology professor at the University of Toronto. 

Adding a racial lens to the legislated review of the Cannabis Act

  • The story of the enforcement of cannabis laws in Canada is one of historical injustice and inequality. Indeed, it is undisputed by this government
Opinion | BY AKWASI OWUSU-BEMPAH, ANNAMARIA ENENAJOR | October 28, 2020
Given the history of BIPOC Canadians being disproportionately stopped, searched, arrested, prosecuted, and incarcerated for cannabis possession offences than white Canadians, the development of the legalization framework, as well as its implementation, should have involved robust consultation with Black and other racialized groups, write Akwasi Owusu-Bempah and Annamaria Enenajor. Unsplash photograph by LexScope

Adding a racial lens to the legislated review of the Cannabis Act

Opinion | BY AKWASI OWUSU-BEMPAH, ANNAMARIA ENENAJOR | October 28, 2020
  • The story of the enforcement of cannabis laws in Canada is one of historical injustice and inequality. Indeed, it is undisputed by this government

Adding a racial lens to the legislated review of the Cannabis Act

Opinion | BY AKWASI OWUSU-BEMPAH, ANNAMARIA ENENAJOR | October 28, 2020
  • The story of the enforcement of cannabis laws in Canada is one of historical injustice and inequality. Indeed, it is undisputed by this government
Given the history of BIPOC Canadians being disproportionately stopped, searched, arrested, prosecuted, and incarcerated for cannabis possession offences than white Canadians, the development of the legalization framework, as well as its implementation, should have involved robust consultation with Black and other racialized groups, write Akwasi Owusu-Bempah and Annamaria Enenajor. Unsplash photograph by LexScope

Adding a racial lens to the legislated review of the Cannabis Act

  • The story of the enforcement of cannabis laws in Canada is one of historical injustice and inequality. Indeed, it is undisputed by this government
Opinion | BY AKWASI OWUSU-BEMPAH, ANNAMARIA ENENAJOR | October 28, 2020
Given the history of BIPOC Canadians being disproportionately stopped, searched, arrested, prosecuted, and incarcerated for cannabis possession offences than white Canadians, the development of the legalization framework, as well as its implementation, should have involved robust consultation with Black and other racialized groups, write Akwasi Owusu-Bempah and Annamaria Enenajor. Unsplash photograph by LexScope

Adding a racial lens to the legislated review of the Cannabis Act

Opinion | BY AKWASI OWUSU-BEMPAH, ANNAMARIA ENENAJOR | October 28, 2020
  • The story of the enforcement of cannabis laws in Canada is one of historical injustice and inequality. Indeed, it is undisputed by this government

Adding a racial lens to the legislated review of the Cannabis Act

Opinion | BY AKWASI OWUSU-BEMPAH, ANNAMARIA ENENAJOR | October 28, 2020
  • The story of the enforcement of cannabis laws in Canada is one of historical injustice and inequality. Indeed, it is undisputed by this government
Given the history of BIPOC Canadians being disproportionately stopped, searched, arrested, prosecuted, and incarcerated for cannabis possession offences than white Canadians, the development of the legalization framework, as well as its implementation, should have involved robust consultation with Black and other racialized groups, write Akwasi Owusu-Bempah and Annamaria Enenajor. Unsplash photograph by LexScope

Amid political transition, Kazakhstan votes for progress, continuity

  • During her first-ever visit to Kazakhstan in December 2018, Governor General Julie Payette met with the then-president of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, and Kassym-Jomart Tokayev,
Opinion | BY AKWASI OWUSU-BEMPAH | June 18, 2019
Akylbek Kamaldinov, Kazakhstan's ambassador to Canada, writes that his country's recent elections showed the population’s readiness for change. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Amid political transition, Kazakhstan votes for progress, continuity

Opinion | BY AKWASI OWUSU-BEMPAH | June 18, 2019
  • During her first-ever visit to Kazakhstan in December 2018, Governor General Julie Payette met with the then-president of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, and Kassym-Jomart Tokayev,

Amid political transition, Kazakhstan votes for progress, continuity

Opinion | BY AKWASI OWUSU-BEMPAH | June 18, 2019
  • During her first-ever visit to Kazakhstan in December 2018, Governor General Julie Payette met with the then-president of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, and Kassym-Jomart Tokayev,
Akylbek Kamaldinov, Kazakhstan's ambassador to Canada, writes that his country's recent elections showed the population’s readiness for change. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Cannabis legalization in Canada: the case for pardons and preferential licensing

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s proposed date for legalizing the recreational use of cannabis is fast approaching and the Senate is debating Bill C-45, the
Opinion | BY AKWASI OWUSU-BEMPAH | January 22, 2018
The federal government also recently announced a plan to spur a 'diverse and competitive' industry by establishing different tiers of licences required for participation in the legal market, writes Akwasi Owusu-Bempah. The Hill Times file photograph

Cannabis legalization in Canada: the case for pardons and preferential licensing

Opinion | BY AKWASI OWUSU-BEMPAH | January 22, 2018
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s proposed date for legalizing the recreational use of cannabis is fast approaching and the Senate is debating Bill C-45, the

Cannabis legalization in Canada: the case for pardons and preferential licensing

Opinion | BY AKWASI OWUSU-BEMPAH | January 22, 2018
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s proposed date for legalizing the recreational use of cannabis is fast approaching and the Senate is debating Bill C-45, the
The federal government also recently announced a plan to spur a 'diverse and competitive' industry by establishing different tiers of licences required for participation in the legal market, writes Akwasi Owusu-Bempah. The Hill Times file photograph
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