The short answer is yes. Any proposal for a clinical trial that is scientifically sound and has clear objectives could be funded by CIHR. I can only repeat what the minister has said about the importance of getting more scientific evidence on both the negative and the therapeutic effects of marijuana, because as the member said, there are very few clinical trials out there. You know that they are very difficult to do for a number of reasons, such as the mode of administration of the drug, the variety of strains out there, and the variety of products, with the result that there are huge discrepancies in the results of these clinical trials, even though there are therapeutic benefits.
I suggest that you look at all the Cochrane systematic reviews of all the trials for all the indications on the therapeutic use of marijuana. None of them comes out with a significant result.