Mr. Speaker, I understood from his firm tone that protecting our children comes first. My question is a simple one.
Right now, a teenager who wants to try marijuana has no choice but to turn to organized crime or the illicit market. Once marijuana is legalized, supposing that happens, and once a retail network makes it available to those 18 years of age and over, how will that solve things for a teenager who still cannot buy a joint at the Société des alcools du Québec, for example? That teenager will still have to turn to the illicit market, and that market will surely offer more attractive products to protect its market share.
What we want is for that teenager not to end up with a lifelong record for a youthful mistake.