i think that compensating those convicted of non-violent marijuana offenses is a noble use of some of the tax funds.
if we acknowledge that consensual marijuana use amongst adults is absolutely harmless today, it means it always was and the state has a duty to right the wrong created by it's previous negligence.
a class-action suit would win, and should win.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/marijuana-convictions-justin-trudeau-legalization-1.3377056