Mr. Chair, again, to Mr. Dusseault, I think this is going to be similar to my earlier comments on the previous amendment. I think the wording around “prescription cannabis” in the amendment makes this redundant, because if cannabis is prescribed, it would have a number, a DIN, and would then be exempt. Under the current GST/HST rules, prescription drugs would be exempt from excise tax and the GST/HST.
The key once again is that if medical cannabis is prescribed, these amendments are not needed. It's redundant. That prescription that is required.... In order to get a prescription, the product itself has to have a DIN. Under the current regime, there aren't prescriptions for medical cannabis. They are.... What's the wording? I used it earlier. They are basically exemptions allowed through medical practitioners or doctors under the Criminal Code, but moving forward under this regime, a prescription would then come with the fact that the product itself has a DIN, and then all those tax exemptions kick in.
Again, this amendment is redundant based on the wording of “prescription cannabis”, because it would already be covered under both acts.