First—and we've heard some messaging from the federal government—we hope this will give an opportunity to reconsider the taxation of medical cannabis. Right now medical cannabis patients pay provincial tax as well as federal tax. We feel that it's inconsistent with the current use of medicines in Canada. That would be the first benefit.
I think the second benefit is going to be a de-stigmatization. We feel that the legalization of the recreational use of cannabis will actually allow the medical community to consider the medical use more fully and more comprehensively. The quicker we can get it into pharmacies, the more normalized the use of medical cannabis will seem. We actually think that these steps forward to legalize recreational adult use will help in the normalization or de-stigmatization of medical cannabis as well.
Also, we're seeing a lot of funding going into studying recreational use right now, which I think will be beneficial in terms of looking at long-term panels of use for medical cannabis as well. We heard from Dr. Ware today about some of the research he's hoping to do.
I'm involved in a number of research projects, clinical trials on PTSD, and examinations on cannabis as a substitution for opioids. I think that research will help us better understand, once again, the potential harms associated with cannabis, but also the potential benefits of legalizing adult recreational use.