We understand your concerns. As the deputy minister was saying, that is why we are currently working with experts and the medical community in order to develop a policy we will submit to Minister Hehr, so as to ensure that rules involving marijuana are much clearer and more precise, whether we are talking about quantity, costs or other aspects.
You must understand that there is a difference between marijuana and the other medications. Generally, when medications are prescribed, prior analyses have been done. There are protocols; if you have a sore throat, penicillin must be prescribed three times a day over five days, for instance. I am not a doctor, and my colleague could tell you more about that.
However, when it comes to marijuana, we still don't have expertise like that either in Canada or elsewhere. We do however note trends and situations where it seems that marijuana gives people relief.