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.

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  Absolutely.

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  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  The National Coalition Against Contraband Tobacco...? Yes.

Health committee  Absolutely. In fact, we brought with us today a presentation from Imperial Tobacco to its parent company British American Tobacco talking about the contraband market in Canada and the campaign that they waged for many years ostensibly to get contraband under control, but as the p

Health committee  I just have one last comment about the contraband market in Australia. All credible evidence shows that there has been no increase in contraband. The only sources that said the contraband market there has increased are those funded by the tobacco industry, specifically reports by

Health committee  There's the manufacturer, Imperial Tobacco in the case of a tobacco product, and the brand name is Player's. There would be the manufacturer's name of the cannabis—

Health committee  —yes, the licensed producer, and then the brand name, but controlled, because we don't want to see a brand of marijuana called “Everybody Does It”.

Health committee  We think that in addition to the brand name, the package should include the cannabis strain, the THC and CBD content, the amount of the product in the package, basic manufacturer's information and, of course, a health warning and other government-mandated information.

Health committee  It goes far beyond colour. We're talking about fancy fonts. We're talking about package shape and size, opening style; all of these attributes that convey brand images. It's not only about colour. There's a very comprehensive list of restrictions in the government's consultation