Ms. Gladu, thank you very much for your question. I'm not surprised that you're asking it today.
We all recognize that our government has committed to putting together and delivering a legal and regulated regime when it comes to cannabis. As we have said on many occasions, the reason we wanted to do that was to protect our youth but also to displace the black market.
I have received some queries from you and other members of Parliament who have received some concerns from people in their constituencies with respect to these types of matters.
One thing that we have to be clear on, however, is that the courts have been clear that people who need cannabis for a medical purpose need to have reasonable access to cannabis. Some individuals have received some injunctions in the past, and also we passed the new Cannabis Act last year.
As such, the minister has received new powers that didn't exist before the new Cannabis Act. Among those new powers that have been put in place, if someone has an authorization, not a prescription but an authorization, and it seems that the amount is really astronomical and just not reasonable, the minister can now decline that authorization. In the past, that wasn't the case.
As well, with respect to Health Canada inspectors, they are able to go into these facilities and conduct checks to make sure that people aren't growing too much cannabis and that they're following the authorizations. If under the authorization they're doing the growing within their home, Health Canada can't enter the home without a warrant. It's the police who need to do that. However, if people have it in a warehouse or in a field, let's say, they certainly can go and do the inspections.
Finally, the other thing is that you mentioned the phone number. If police authorities have any suspicions that anyone is growing illegally, growing too much, they can absolutely call Health Canada, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, because we have put a number in place. They are able to contact us, and from there, we will be able to advise them of the information they're seeking.
With respect to that—