Health committee  I can categorically say, with respect to the licensed producers, that this is untrue, to our knowledge. If anyone had evidence to the contrary, it would be very important to bring it to the attention of the RCMP and others, and ultimately us, if there was a concern of that kind.

Health committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair, for that question. That's a question that actually the task force on cannabis legalization considered in its deliberations on the medical access system given the input and feedback that it received from patients and advocates about whether there couldn't be

Health committee  Under the current system licensed producers are allowed to produce dried cannabis and cannabis oil, which can come in many forms.

Health committee  Do you mean an individual who is allowed to produce a limited amount of cannabis at home?

Health committee  No.

Health committee  We have a process around the security clearances that is in place principally for two reasons: to protect the integrity of the legal system as it stands now and to protect it against diversion. Very consciously we have made decisions around the requirements for security clearance

Health committee  I perhaps should have said in my first answer to the committee member's question, Mr. Chair, that the proposed cannabis act would provide greater flexibility for the minister to authorize different types of cannabis research than we do now. What I mean by that is it would improve

Health committee  Cannabis can be classified as a therapeutic drug under the Food and Drugs Act. If a company wishes to market a drug in Canada, there is a process they can go through to apply to do so. Health Canada would review the evidence that is put forward to verify the product's safety, e

Health committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you for the opportunity to appear before the committee again this morning. I will ask for the committee's understanding. I've had a bit of a cold in the last few days, so my voice is not as good as on Monday, but I will do the best I can. My colleag

Health committee  This is the question that we were discussing earlier. The legislation is designed so that provinces and territories can occupy that space and be responsible for sale and distribution. In the event that they are unable to do so by the prospective coming into force of the legislati

Health committee  Mr. Chair, I'll answer the second question and then perhaps turn to my colleague, Madame Labelle, to answer the first one. The legislation would allow indoor or outdoor cultivation. Of course, I'll also acknowledge that provinces and territories or municipalities could exercise

Health committee  I will say a couple of things about cultivation at home. The task force recognized in its report that there are many circumstances in which individuals grow a small number of plants, and can do so safely at home. Of course, as the health regulator, we will want to do our part to

Health committee  I am not in a position to answer the question that the honourable member has put.

Health committee  I would ask my colleague Ms. Thompson to respond to the honourable member's question.

Health committee  I think the legislation is clear that it contemplates a wide range of products, and that if we are going to meet the objective of displacing the illegal market, we need to be able to provide something that can actually compete with that. This would include a range of products. I