I'm sorry, I don't mean to interrupt you, but we're very tight on time.
Building on your point, we found that 53% of the approximately 1,400 authorized to use marijuana for medical purposes had obtained this authorization from four physicians. You've said that a lot of physicians won't prescribe it. There's probably a reason they won't prescribe, and I don't think it's because they're engaging in moralism, as some had suggested earlier. It's probably because they have some questions as to whether or not marijuana is the right treatment for the person who is sitting before them in the doctor's office.
I've been to the operational stress injury clinic here in Ottawa, and they specifically say that in order to treat post-traumatic stress, you have to confront the underlying trauma that caused it. This is very difficult and painful because people who come back from theatre are experiencing extraordinarily painful memories, and they have to relive those to treat the stress symptoms they are enduring.
My worry is that marijuana is being used as a numbing treatment rather than as a real treatment for the underlying cause of post-traumatic stress, which could be why so few doctors are prepared to prescribe it.
The other worry I have is that the quantities in question are a maximum of 10 grams a day. According to the Government of Canada, one gram produces two joints. So with 10 grams, that's 20 joints a day. That's like smoking a pack of cigarettes, with every single cigarette being filled 100% with marijuana. I have a hard time believing that this is medically sound, based on Health Canada's.... Mr. Harvey found earlier today that compared to Health Canada's observations on marijuana consumption, the amounts here are four, five, six times higher than those highlighted on the Health Canada website. Do you share any of these concerns about the possible excessive prescription of this solution for our veterans?