Thank you, Chair, and thank you to all of our witnesses today.
My colleague, Mr. Davies, read to you some of the purposes of the legislation, the more important ones being the protection of the health of young persons by restricting their access to cannabis, and providing access to a quality-controlled supply of cannabis. We've been looking and listening to testimony to try to find best practices to keep cannabis out of the hands of our young people.
The State of Washington said that their data shows now, with what they've implemented, that young people are having a harder time getting a hold of cannabis. What they did was merge their medical and recreational marijuana supply systems, so that it's controlled, age-restricted, and tracked. They've only allowed home growing for medical purposes.
My question is for Dr. Fischer. Do you think that this current legislation, which allows home growing, is going to provide a quality-controlled product that will stay out of the hands of younger people?