I have a question concerning the penalty of 10 years' imprisonment.
Mention is made of this penalty in your proposed amendment. You started to talk about it. Subsection 4(3)(a) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act provides for a term of imprisonment of seven years for simple possession. Where no provision is made for a specific penalty, a fine of $5,000 applies, along with a term of imprisonment of three years.
Why the reference to 10 years' imprisonment? Could you clarify this for me?