5 Oct 2020

Worries about police bias even if cannabis is legalised

From Morning Report, 8:42 am on 5 October 2020

Cannabis campaigners say fewer Maori will get a criminal record if cannabis is legalised - but there are concerns police bias may still come into play.

Justice advocacy group JustSpeak commissioned research - undertaken by Victoria University in Wellington - into whether legalisation in North America has reduced disparities in arrest rates for people of colour - and how that could apply to criminal justice outcomes for Māori.

Meriana Johnsen has more.