Thank you all for being here and sharing your valuable information.
My question is for Dr. Melanson.
We all know that in 2015 the highest use of cannabis in Canada was among youth, at 21%. Professor Kleiman said there's a huge amount used, no matter whether it's legal or illegal. My colleague did a town hall yesterday and shared the fact that 45% of youth are using now. I did a round table in my riding, and the number who are using has doubled.
Dr. Melanson, you said in your statement that you saw a patient in the ER where cannabis was laced with another drug that was more dangerous. It's life threatening for all of our youth.
That is why our government, after extensive consultation with law enforcement, has introduced legislation to legalize, strictly regulate, and restrict access to cannabis. Don't you think this approach is better than when youths are taking laced cannabis? What is your thought about that?