The Federal government is still working to pass a bill that would provide pardons to those who have been convicted of cannabis possession in years and decades past.
But there are only a few more weeks of sitting before they adjourn for a fall federal election.
Bill Bogart is a law professor and cannabis law expert at the University of Windsor.
He weighed in on what could happen if the bill doesn't get passed and a new government is elected on The Afternoon News.
Bogart says part of the hold-up is many people want more than just a pardon bill.
"They want amnesty, which means that the government would be proactive in expunging the records," he says.
He says the number of people supporting legalization has gone down, but that doesn't mean opposition has risen.
The number of people that are indifferent has gone up.
He says politicians might support the pardon bill because something is better than nothing, with the possibility of a Conservative government.
"To accomplish something, it may be better to support this bill with a view that, if the Liberals were re-elected, then even further measures could be taken," says Bogart.
Bogart says the Liberals may use the bill as a political tool.
"We'll support the pardon bill because the chances are that it we may get it through before the October election because after the election who knows," he says. "Although, I don't think we should assume if they were elected they wouldn't entertain further measures."
The 2019 Federal Election is set for October 21.
— with files from AM800's Patty Handysides