Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you to the panel.
Mr. Bernstein, I have a question for you. You support the federal minimum age of 18 years of age in this legislation. You suggest that any higher age will support the illicit market. You mention that strict enforcement policies do not work, that youth criminal penalties should be education and the soft approach, that there should be no criminal sanctions on youth whatsoever, under the age of 18.
I also heard from you, Dr. Grant, that you also do not agree with penalization of youth or the ticketing of infractions for possession.
Does not this then create a perfect environment for the black market, for the drug dealers to approach these children, who have no threat of legal consequences, and have them distribute their drugs for them? I just ask that question.