—which could generally change after this bill is implemented, and people and employers know that perhaps the best questions to ask are, “Have you ever smoked marijuana?”, “Have you ever plead guilty?” and “Have you ever been charged?”
You do raise some very good points. I never thought about that very alarming CAS incident. That's true. People grow up with very different situations and, therefore, have different challenges. Thank you for pointing that out.
However, in the past, there have been other crimes that are no longer on the books, and the pardon process has always been undertaken and used. I hope we're able to improve it to some degree, but would you agree that this is a step in the right direction and that it will help some people?