Health committee  It's my understanding that the legislation does provide for a tracking and tracing mechanism. The illicit trade protocol for tobacco is also requiring a global tracking and tracing mechanism as Dr. Hammond referred to, and it is currently being established. Pippa Beck referred ea

Health committee  I certainly wouldn't object to that. I think consumers would object. Given that the government is trying to balance the rights of adults to choose the product versus keeping youth away from it, a compromise, I think, would be to allow a limited range of brand names.

Health committee  Yes. I would just add the quick comment that we would not be averse to having looser restrictions on the non-smoked versions of cannabis. As you heard a number of times today, the smoked form is the most harmful to health and poses the most risk. The vaped forms and edibles could

Health committee  Absolutely.

Health committee  We've worked for a number of years to control the size of tobacco packaging, starting in the early 1990s. We had kiddie packs banned—they were packs of five cigarettes—largely because they were affordable to youth, not because of the size per se. I think that may be a considera

Health committee  I'm not sure I understood either.

Health committee  That isn't what we're looking at. There will always be producers and retailers. The government will establish the regulations for packaging and what information needs to be on the packages. Packages will be standardized in all provinces and territories. However, there will alway

Health committee  That is a possible model, but I don't think the federal government wants to get involved in selling marijuana.