Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I have a question for the Minister of Health.
With respect to growing marijuana in the home, in addition to the fact that it puts marijuana right where our children can have access to it, there were a number of concerns that we heard testimony about. The fact is that homes where marijuana is being grown are 24 times more likely to have a fire. There are numerous incidents of electricity theft, complaints about odour, and concerns about mould. It's most concerning that, in Ontario and Quebec, if you're a property owner and you are renting your property to somebody or had somebody renting your basement, you would not be able to prevent them from growing cannabis or consuming cannabis.
When we look at who did this the best, we saw that, in the Washington model, they took their medical marijuana system that was very closely controlled and regulated and they added in the recreational marijuana to that. They only allowed a home-grow for those who were medically fragile and who couldn't get out to a dispensary. As a result, they eliminated most of the black market. Statistically, we heard that 80% of what they're doing is legitimate.
With that in mind, will the government consider eliminating homegrown, except in the cases of those who are medically fragile?