Health committee  There are multiple reasons why the black market.... One of them is to undercut the price. I don't know; I'm not privy to that testimony. I would sure like to see it. The other issue is that they are open all night. It's true that they don't care whether you have identification

Health committee  In Washington there's an age limit. My point is that with drug dealers there's no age limit. They're able to get around the regulations because they're not following them. They don't need to follow them.

Health committee  Yes.

Health committee  No, I'm not saying “always”.

Health committee  Okay. It's probably my fault there, so I'll retract “always”.

Health committee  Cannabis is accessible, it's available, and it's already normalized. Both sides of the aisle, in my mind, are right on this. You're both correct. Cannabis use has fallen dramatically in Canada over the last 20 years, but it's still the number one or two country in the world for u

Health committee  Of the estimated market, according to the Oregon State Police, yes. Of course, drug dealers are also dealing with multiple drugs, so again, unless we're talking about all drugs—which I don't think we are and I don't think we should be—and making all drugs cheap enough to get dru

Health committee  That's only part of it. I think partly, if you're worried about criminal records for young people and enforcement resources, that's one way to do it, but I wouldn't just say leave it alone and decriminalize it. I would say, if you're going to remove criminal sanctions, and that r

Health committee  No, no, you're much more sophisticated here than we are back in the States. After Colorado legalized it, most of the headlines I remember from that day said they had decriminalized it. Of course they hadn't; they had legalized it. I would say decriminalization is part of it, but

Health committee  I don't know what has been discussed in terms of what happens when someone crosses the border and they're asked questions: Have they used, are they using, are they in the business or are they not, and what do they have on their person? I'm not privy to those conversations. I thin

Health committee  Yes.

Health committee  When I read that provision, I was surprised that we would allow it for a 12-year-old. However, again, I don't think we have to fall into the dichotomy of either leaving it there, letting the messages be misinterpreted online and in other places, and giving young people the messag

Health committee  Absolutely.

Health committee  If past positions are any indication, possibly.

Health committee  It doesn't make much sense.