Health committee  I could add, Minister, that the government has committed that it accepts the advice of the task force and will review the framework in five years to determine whether the system should continue to exist.

Health committee  In answer to the honourable member's question, as you know I was here before the committee last week and we discussed the extensive requirements that we have in place for the existing system of production of cannabis for medical purposes, which are designed to ensure the integrit

Health committee  Actually, I think Ms. Black provided the precision that I wanted to, that the cannabis oil is quality controlled and is actually ingested, that it wouldn't be inhaled, and that 30 milligrams per millilitre is actually a significant quality-controlled dose that would be available.

Health committee  Absolutely.

Health committee  As I said, we haven't contemplated authorizing a broader range of products.

Health committee  I think we were focused on enabling the cannabis oil and building that industry, by putting those regulations in place. We were focused on that. Our minds might have turned to looking at other products. Then with the change of government and the commitment to legalizing and becom

Health committee  No, absolutely not. I think we recognize, as many of the witnesses before this committee have this week, that we should be doing everything possible to enable people to consume cannabis in ways that will be safer and will minimize the harms. That is why this legislation contemp

Health committee  Absolutely.

Health committee  May I respond to that?

Health committee  The legislation contemplates a range of products. When the legislation comes into force, there will be dried cannabis, which as some of the panellists here today have acknowledged, people are consuming it by vaporizing it and things like that. More important, it will also enable

Health committee  Could I respond to that, Mr. Chair?

Health committee  As I said in the answer to a question from another member, public education is a very important part of the government's strategy. Taking a public health approach to cannabis or tobacco is about maximizing public education and minimizing the risks of use. In answer to a question

Health committee  I guess what I would offer is that enabling the production of cannabis oil.... When the licensed industry first began, it was only for dried cannabis and enabling licensed producers to begin producing cannabis oil is a relatively recent addition to the system, which is in part in

Health committee  Right now, under the—

Health committee  Will there be an additional fee? Maybe I'll answer your question by saying how it is now. If a person wishes to access cannabis for medical purposes, they go to their doctor and get a document that the doctor will fill out. We provide an example, or we'll take something as long a