Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I'll maybe qualify some of my comments, by saying that in my twenty years as a police officer and three years as a undercover drug officer, I was also qualified before the Supreme Court of British Columbia with regard to the amounts required for trafficking and being able to identify marijuana without having it being sent to a lab. I believe that when we talk about decriminalization and legalization, it is imperative to understand that when we go down that road, we cannot control the THC levels specific to the black market.
Dr. George, I'm curious to understand the difference, as you understand it, between decriminalization and legalization. If you are aware of it, would you agree with the Canadian chiefs of police, who are looking for a ticketable offence with regard to small amounts of cannabis/marijuana?