Health committee  The model we proposed to officials in Quebec included a state monopoly, which prevents vertical integration of the market. Whether it is a completely public system, a private system, or a distribution system was less important to us than the type of model. In any case, the model

Health committee  Different approaches are taken to different psychoactive substances. For alcohol, it is generally accepted that it is pleasurable to consume and the alcohol regulation framework seeks to reflect that. For tobacco, it is not at all accepted that its use can be pleasurable or ben

Health committee  I do not want to repeat everything that my colleague said, and the INSPQ does not have the mandate to recommend anything other than what is already in its brief on Bill C-45. To elaborate somewhat, I would recommend including in the bill provisions to ensure there is absolutely n

Health committee  The answer has two parts. We said that home cultivation must be allowed and therefore regulated. The key is that it should be not for profit. Regarding home cultivation, the options we presented include user co-operatives, thus access points for not-for-profit sale. In the case o

Health committee  I will get back to product variety later on. Our main thrust was to propose a not-for-profit model. This model revolves around a monopoly on purchasing with distribution points, whether public or private. We have not decided on public and private control of the distribution poin

Health committee  In Quebec, we have a lot of experience in controlling alcohol and tobacco. With a monopoly on purchasing and public and private distribution points, Quebec is quite successful in controlling the illegal alcohol market, even though there are products that are illegally produced. T

Health committee  This can be seen from a long-term perspective. We have gradually dismantled the illegal market in Quebec. You referred to prohibition, which did not occur in Quebec. As regards alcohol, we can say that we have not lost control over the black market in Quebec. There is one, but it

Health committee  I'm going to start and she's going to finish.

Health committee  Mr. Chair, thank you for inviting us to present the work of the Institut national de santé publique du Québec, the INSPQ, on the legalization of cannabis. At the institute, we are always interested in sharing our expertise with our colleagues across Canada, something we did last