Cannabis laws a boon for lawyers and likely to further clog justice system
MONTREAL — McGill University law professor Daniel Weinstock says he heartily recommends his students take up criminal law in order to take advantage of the country’s new, strict cannabis laws.
“There is going to be a steady stream of customers,” Weinstock said, referring to the influx of people he estimates will be moving through the justice system.
The professor’s comments were partly made in jest but serve to illustrate a larger point: upcoming federal and provincial marijuana laws — in response to domestic and U.S. politics — will be a boon for lawyers.
Zero-tolerance policies will increase the incentive to contest charges, further clogging the justice system, lawyers say.